Probaility Flashcards
What is the scale of probability?
Never Unlikely Half-half Likely Always
How can probability be represented?
As a proper fraction
A percentage
A decimal fraction
What is a another word for never?
No chance at all
Impossible
Zero chance
What is another way of saying always?
Certain
Definite
For sure
What is another way of saying half-half?
Even chance
Fifty-fifty
What is another way of saying unlikely?
Improbable
What is another way of saying likely?
Probable
What are examples of impossible events?
Rolling a 9 on a dice
What are examples of improbable events?
Winning the lottery
What are examples of an even chance?
Heads when flipping a coin
What is an example of a probable event?
Rain will fall in Cape Town
What is an example of a definite event?
The sun will rise in the East
What is probability?
It is the likelihood of an event happening
What is the formula for the probability of an event?
The number of ways that an event can occur divided by the total possible outcomes
P(E)=n(E)
n(s)
What is the symbol for probability?
P