Combinations in probability
Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year
Subject: Business Statistics (MGT 202)
Unit 9: Probability
Academic Year: 2083/84
Topic Objectives
After studying this topic, students should be able to:
- Explain the scope and key elements of combinations in probability.
- Select suitable statistical procedures, carry out calculations and interpret business results.
Curriculum Scope
- Application of the combination rule
Detailed Microsyllabus
Combination rule
- Selection without regard to order.
- Calculate combinations from a specified population.
- Distinguish combinations from ordered arrangements.
Probability applications
- Count favorable and possible selections consistently.
- Sampling examples without replacement.
- Check event definitions before calculating the probability.
Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 14-16.
Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.