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Probability Vocab.
7th grade Probability terms
Term | Definition |
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Data | Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis |
Observation | The action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information. |
Percent | A ratio comparing a number to 100. |
Ratio | A comparison of two quantities by division. |
Complement | The set of all outcomes that are not the event. |
Compound event | An event made up of two or more simple events |
Event | An outcome or set of outcomes of an experiment or situation. |
Experiment | In probability, any activity based on chance, such as tossing a coin. |
Experimental Probability | The ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the total number of trials, or times that the activity is performed. |
Outcome | A possible result of a probability experiment. |
Probability | A number from 0 to 1 (or 0% to 100%) that describes how likely an event is to occur. |
Simple Event | An event consisting of only one outcome. |
Simulation | A model of an experiment, often one that would be too difficult or too time-consuming to actually perform. |
Trial | Each repetition or observation of an experiment. |
Theoretical Probability | The ratio of the number of ways an event can occur to the total number of equally likely outcomes. |