Vocabulary for Probability
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| compound probability | the probability of two or more events occurring.
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| dependent event | events in which the outcome of one event does affect the outcome of the other event or 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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| 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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| random | an outcome of an event is equally likely to occur compared to another outcome.
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| sample space | the set of all possible outcomes of a probability event.
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| simulation | an experiment designed to act out a given situation.
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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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