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Mod 9 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| complementary event | Two events in which either one or the other must happen, but they cannot happen at the same time. |
| compound event | An event consisting of two or more simple events |
| event | the desired outcome or set of outcomes in a probability experiment |
| experimental probability | An estimated probability based on the relative frequency |
| likelihood | The chance of an event occurring |
| outcome | Any one of the possible results of an action |
| probability | The chance that some will happen |
| probability experiment | When you preform an event to find the likelihood of an event |
| relative frequency | A ratio that compares the frequency of each category to the total |
| relative frequency bar graph | A graph used to organize occurrences compared to a total |
| relative frequency table | A table used to organize occurrences compared to a total |
| sample space | The set of all possible outcomes of a probability experiment |
| simple event | One outcome or a collection of outcomes |
| simulation | An experiment that is designed to model the action in a given situation |
| theoretical probability | The ratio of the number of ways an event can occur to the number of possible outcomes in the sample space. |
| theoretical probability of a compound event | The ratio of the number of ways an event can occur to the number of possible outcomes in the sample space |
| tree diagram | A diagram used to show the sample space |
| uniform probability model | A probability model which assigns equal probability to all outcomes |