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Vocabulary for Probability
Question | Answer |
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complementary events | two events are complements if the sum of their probabilities is 1. (the probability of something happening plus the probability of it NOT happening is 1) |
composite events | an event consisting of two or more simple events. |
experimental probability | the ratio of the number of favorable results to the total number of trials in a probability experiment; is based on what DOES happen in an experiment. |
independent event | two or more events in which the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of the other event. |
sample space | the set of all possible outcomes of a probability event. |
theoretical probability | the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes; is based on what should happen under perfect circumstances. |