Experimental,Theoretical, Simple and Compound Prob SG 9/19 BL4

The measure of the likelihood of a random phenomenon or chance behavior occurring.

• Statistic

• Probability

• Outcome

• Experiment

A random result of a short-term experiment.

• Outcome

• Statistic

• Event

• Sample Space

A process with uncertain results which can be repeated.

• Event

• Experiment

• Outcome

• Sample Space

An event is said to be __________ if the probability of the event is 0.

An event is said to be _______ if the probability of the event is 1 (100%).

event that is not affected by previous events.

• sample space
• independent events 
• intersection
• Alfonso will quit cussing. 

event that is affected by previous events.

• dependent event 
• area model
• equally likely
• union 

diagram used in strategic decision making, valuation or probability calculations

• equally likely
• binomial probability
• area model
• tree diagram 

consists of two or more simple events

• sample space 
• dependent events 
• equally likely
• compound events 

A basket contains 5 purple pencils and 9 brown pencils. If two pencils are picked at random one after the other without replacement, then what is the probability that both the pencils are purple?

• 9/182
• 5/182
• 2/91
• 10/91