Unit 7 Basic Probability Terms

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What is an event in probability?

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The set of one or more outcomes of an experiment.

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What is an outcome

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one of the possible results of a chance experiment

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What is experimental probability

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the probability of an event occurring based on the results from an experiment.

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sample space

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the set of all possible unique outcomes from an experiment

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compound event

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an event that consists of two or more simple events

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simulation

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an experiment designed to imitate or reproduce something in order to study it

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experiment

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a repeatable procedure involving chance that results in one or more possible outcome

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probability

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a number between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of an event occurring

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theoretical probability

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the probability of an event occurring based on what is expected to happen

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tree diagram

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a visual that shows all possible outcomes of an experiment