Math 2.0

Probability theory and stochastic processes Theorem

Boole's inequality

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Statement

Let (Ω,ℱ,P)(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, P) be a probability space and let A1,A2,A3,…A_1, A_2, A_3, \dots be a finite or infinite sequence of events. Then P(⋃iAi)≤∑iP(Ai).P\left(\bigcup_{i} A_i\right) \le \sum_{i} P(A_i).

Remarks

The inequality is also called the union bound. It needs no hypothesis on the events: they need not be disjoint or independent. Equality holds when the events are pairwise disjoint. The Bonferroni inequalities refine it with the terms of the inclusion–exclusion principle. For example, P(⋃i=1nAi)≥∑iP(Ai)−∑i<jP(Ai∩Aj)P\left(\bigcup_{i=1}^n A_i\right) \ge \sum_i P(A_i) - \sum_{i < j} P(A_i \cap A_j).

History

The inequality is named after George Boole.

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Construction of the reals from Cauchy sequences, concept, no evidence levelConstruction of the r…conceptElement, definition, no evidence levelElementdefinitionIntegers, object, no evidence levelIntegersobjectOrdered field, definition, no evidence levelOrdered fielddefinitionProposition, concept, no evidence levelPropositionconceptRandom experiment, concept, no evidence levelRandom experimentconceptRational numbers, object, no evidence levelRational numbersobjectSet, definition, no evidence levelSetdefinitionRing of integers, statement, no evidence levelRing of integersstatementDisjunction, definition, no evidence levelDisjunctiondefinitionImplication, definition, no evidence levelImplicationdefinitionPredicate, definition, no evidence levelPredicatedefinitionUnion, definition, no evidence levelUniondefinitionSample space, definition, no evidence levelSample spacedefinitionThe rationals form a field, statement, no evidence levelThe rationals form a …statementUniversal quantifier, definition, no evidence levelUniversal quantifierdefinitionSubset, definition, no evidence levelSubsetdefinitionThe rationals form an ordered field, statement, no evidence levelThe rationals form an…statementPower set, definition, no evidence levelPower setdefinitionUniversal set, definition, no evidence levelUniversal setdefinitionOrder on the reals, definition, no evidence levelOrder on the realsdefinitionComplement, definition, no evidence levelComplementdefinitionInterval, definition, no evidence levelIntervaldefinitionSigma-algebra, definition, no evidence levelSigma-algebradefinitionEvent, definition, no evidence levelEventdefinitionProbability axioms, concept, no evidence levelProbability axiomsconceptProbability measure, definition, no evidence levelProbability measuredefinitionProbability space, definition, no evidence levelProbability spacedefinitionBoole's inequality, statement, no evidence levelBoole's inequalitystatement
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  1. Construction of the reals from Cauchy sequences concept
  2. Element definition
  3. Integers object
  4. Ordered field definition
  5. Proposition concept
  6. Random experiment concept
  7. Rational numbers object
  8. Set definition
  9. Ring of integers statement
  10. Disjunction definition
  11. Implication definition
  12. Predicate definition
  13. Union definition
  14. Sample space definition
  15. The rationals form a field statement
  16. Universal quantifier definition
  17. Subset definition
  18. The rationals form an ordered field statement
  19. Power set definition
  20. Universal set definition
  21. Order on the reals definition
  22. Complement definition
  23. Interval definition
  24. Sigma-algebra definition
  25. Event definition
  26. Probability axioms concept
  27. Probability measure definition
  28. Probability space definition
  29. Boole's inequality statement

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Further reading

  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boole's_inequality, lead section
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