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mod 9 vocab list
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| complementary event | two events in which either one must happen, but not 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 of positive outcomes occuring during an experiment |
| outcome | any one of the possible results |
| probability | the chance that some event will happen |
| probability experiment | when you perform an event to find the likelihood that it will happen |
| relative frequency | a ratio that compares the frequency to the total |
| relative frequency graph | a graph used to organize occurances compared to the toatl |
| relative frequency table | a table used to organize occurances compared to the total |
| sample space | all possible outcomes in an event |
| simple event | one or a collection of outcomes |
| simulation | a test ran to find what could happen in an event |
| theoretical probability | the probability that is expected to happen |
| 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 he sample space |
| uniform probability model | a probability model which assigns equal probability to all outcomes |