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Probability

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complementary events   two events are complements if the sum of their probabilities is 1. (The probability of something happening plus the probability of it NOT happening is 1.)  
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composite events   an event consisting of two or more simple events  
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experimental probability   the ratio of the number of favorable results to the total number of trials in a probability experiment; is based on what DOES happen in an experiment  
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Fundamental Counting Principle   multiplying the number of ways each event in an experiment can occur to find the total number of possible outcomes in a sample space  
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independent event   two or more events in which the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of the other event  
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sample space   the set of all possible outcomes of a probability event  
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theoretical probability   the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes; is based on what should happen under perfect circumstances  
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