Workbook 4- Probability Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
Experiment
A
Repeatable process that gives rise to a number of outcomes
2
Q
Event
A
Collection of outcomes
3
Q
Sample Space
A
Set of possible outcomes
4
Q
n(A)
A
Number of outcomes in the event A
5
Q
Independant Events
A
One event has no effect on the other
6
Q
Mutually Exclusive
A
An event has no outcomes in common with another (Venn diagram doesn’t overlap)
7
Q
Conditional Probability
A
The probability of an event changes depending on the outcome of a previous event
8
Q
P(B|A)
A
B occurs given A has already occured
9
Q
P(B|A) Equation
A
P(BnA) / P(A)
10
Q
Random Variable
A
A variable whose value depends on the outcome of an event
11
Q
Discrete Uniform Distribution
A
Probabilities of each outcome is the same
