5 Probability Flashcards
1
Q
What is an experiment?
A
A repeatable process that gives rise to a number of outcomes
2
Q
What is an event
A
A collection of one or more outcomes
3
Q
What is a sample space?
A
The set of all possible outcomes
4
Q
What does mutually exclusive mean?
A
When events have no outcomes in common, there is no intersection on Venne diagram
5
Q
What does independent mean?
A
When one event has no effect on another
6
Q
How can you test if two events are mutually exclusive
A
If P(A u B) = P(A) + P(B) they are mutually exclusive
7
Q
How can you test if two events are independent of each other
A
If P(A n B) = P(A) x P(B) they are independent
