Probability Flashcards
1
Q
What is an experiment?
A
A repeatable process that gives rise to a number of different outcomes.
2
Q
What is an event?
A
a collection of one or more outcomes.
3
Q
What is a sample space?
A
all the possible outcomes.
4
Q
How do you calculate the probability of an event if each outcome has an equal likelihood of occurring?
A
number of total outcomes in the vent/ total number of possible outcomes.
5
Q
What are mutually exclusive events?
A
events that have no events in common.
6
Q
What is the rule for mutually exclusive events?
A
7
Q
What are independent events?
A
events that have no effect on each other.
8
Q
What is the rule for independent events?
A
9
Q
How do tree diagrams work?
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