Classical, Empirical, Subjective Probability

A list of all possible outcomes

• sample space
• probability
• odds
• experimental probability

Classify the following statement as an example of classical, empirical, or subjective probability.

Jane tosses a coin 50 times and gets heads 28 times.

• Classical

• Empirical

• Subjective

Classify the following statement as an example of classical, empirical, or subjective probability.

After watching the students in the hallway between classes your Math teacher states that about 15% of the students will be in violation of dress code this week.

• Classical

• Empirical

• Subjective

Classify the following statement as an example of classical, empirical, or subjective probability.

Sally needs to roll a four to win the game of Candy Land and has a 1/12 chance of winning on the next roll.

• Classical

• Empirical

• Subjective

Classify the following statement as an example of classical, empirical, or subjective probability.

Maria chooses a chip out of a box of red and blue chips 25 times and replaces the chip each time after drawing one. She draws a red chip 6 times.

• Classical

• Empirical

• Subjective

Classify the following statement as an example of classical, empirical, or subjective probability.

The probability of drawing a King out of a standard deck of playing cards is 1 out of 13.

• Classical

• Empirical

• Subjective

Classify the following statement as an example of classical, empirical, or subjective probability.

After grading the first chapter test the teacher stated that if grades did not get better about 1 out of every 4 students would not pass the class.

• Classical

• Empirical

• Subjective

What describes classical probability?

• Probability that can be calculated using theory, like flipping a coin, drawing a card, or rolling a die.

• Probability that can be calculated once an experiment has been done that has provided resulting data.

• Probability that can be calculated using someone's educated guess based on previous observations or future estimations.

Take a six sided die and throw it twice. The picture is a list of all possible results. What is this list called?

• Sample Space

• Outcomes

• Fundamental Counting Principal

• Independent probability

The ratio of tails after 2,000,000 flips with be closer to .5 than 1,000,000 flips.

• Yes
• No 
• Maybe
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