Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
Q
Probability
A
Proportion of times that the outcome would occur in a long run of observations.
2
Q
Independent Trials
A
Outcome of any one trial is not affected by the outcome
of any other trial.
3
Q
Sample Space
A
Set of all possible outcomes.
4
Q
Event
A
Subset of the sample space; An event corresponds to a particular outcome or a group of possible outcomes.
5
Q
Complement
A
Event A consists of all outcomes in the
sample space that are not in A. It is denoted by Ac
.
6
Q
Union
A
A and B consists of outcomes that are in A or
in B or both.
7
Q
Intersection
A
A and B consists of outcomes that are in
both A and B.
8
Q
Disjoint Events
A
Do not have any
common outcomes.
