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Probability
| Term | a probable situation |
|---|---|
| Experimental Probability | data collected from outcomes of an experiment |
| Theoretical Probability | likelihood of an event occurring without an experiment |
| Outcome | result of an event |
| Compound Events | set of outcomes from a combination of activities |
| Independent Events | outcome from one activity does not affect the probability of the outcomes of other activities. |
| Dependent Events | the outcome from one activity may affect the probability of the outcomes of other activities |
| Inference | a prediction based on data |
| Event | a probable situation |
| Complement | the probability of the non desired outcome |
| Probability | the ratio between the number of desired outcomes to the total possible outcomes |
| Simulation | a mode or experiment l to test the outcomes of an e vent |
| Sample Space | a set of all possible outcomes |
| Quantitative | objective description associated with quantity. ex 25% |
| Qualitative | subjective description like certain, more than likely, less than likely, equally likely. |
| Simple Event | outcomes from one single action |
| Random Sample | a subset of the population selected without bias to make inferences about the entire population |