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Yea 11 Relative Freq
Definitions and Facts from the NSW Year 11 Probability Maths Topic
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| probability | the chance of something happening |
| sample space | the set of all possible outcomes |
| outcome | an element of the sample space |
| equally likely outcomes | an equal chance of occurring |
| multistage event | consists of two or more events |
| table | an arrangement of information in rows and columns |
| tree diagram | a diagram which details the outcomes of a multistage event |
| range of probability | probabilities range from 0 to 1 |
| impossible | a probability of 0 |
| certain | a probability of 1 |
| complementary events | probability of an event and its complement will sum to 1 |
| relative frequency | an estimate for the probability of an event |
| expected frequency | the number of times that a particular event should occur |
| simulation | a mathematical model that represents a real experiment or situation. |