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EUS 7 PACE
Vocabulary for Probability
Question | Answer |
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compound probability | the probability of two or more events occurring. |
dependent event | events in which the outcome of one event does affect the outcome of the other event or 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. |
random | an outcome of an event is equally likely to occur compared to another outcome. |
sample space | the set of all possible outcomes of a probability event. |
simulation | an experiment designed to act out a given situation. |
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. |