Probability Vocabulary

A measure of the likelihood of an event. It is the ratio of the number of ways a certain event can occur to the number of possible outcomes.

• outcome

• probability

• event

• ratio

an experiment where you conduct a trial or process that can have 2 or more results due to uncertainty and then observe the results.

• event

• sum

• chance outcome

• simple event

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.5

the result of a single trial of a chance experiment.

• event

• outcome

• difference

• probability

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

a set of one or more possible outcomes

• event

• outcome

• difference

• probability

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.1

an event with only one outcome

• compound event

• probability

• chance outcome

• simple event

an event with more than one outcome

• compound event

• probability

• chance outcome

• simple event

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.8

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

a number line from 0 to 1 where we can place the probability of events occurring. Events can range from impossible to certain.

• compound event

• simple event

• probability scale

• chance outcome

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.1

the likelihood of an event to occur based on some previous years data.

• simple event

• compound event

• probability scale

• empirical probability

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.4