Math Notes Chp.10 Flashcards
Complement
The set of all outcomes that are not the event.
Compound Event
An event made up of two or more simple events.
Dependent Events
Events for which the outcome of one event affects the probability of the second event.
Equally Likely
Outcomes that have the same probability.
Event
An outcome or set of outcomes of an experiment or situation.
Experiment
In probability, any activity based on chance, such as tossing a coin.
Experimental Probability
The ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the total number of trials, or times that the activity is performed.
Factorial
The product of all whole numbers except zero that are less than or equal to a number.
Fair
When all outcomes of an experiment are equally likely, the experiment is said to be fair.
Fundamental Counting Principle
If one event has m possible outcomes and a second event has n possible outcomes after the first event has occurred, then there are m n total possible outcomes for the two events.
Independent Events
Events for which the outcome of one event does not affect the probability of the other.
Outcome
A possible result of a probability experiment.
Permutation
An arrangement of items or events in which order is important.
Prediction
Something you can reasonably expect to happen in the future.
Probability
A number from 0 to 1 (or 0% to 100%) that describes how likely an event is to occur.
