Dec 12 B2 BW Types of Probability

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What is classical probability?

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Probability that can be calculated using theory, like flipping a coin, drawing a card, or rolling a die.

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What is empirical probability?

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Probability that can be calculated once an experiment has been done that has provided resulting data.

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What is subjective probability?

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Probability that can be calculated using someone's educated guess based on previous observations or future estimations.

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Classify the following statement: 'The probability of drawing a King out of a standard deck of playing cards is 1 out of 13.'

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Classical probability.

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Classify the following statement: 'After watching the students in the hallway between classes your Math teacher states that about 15% of the students are in violation of the dress code.'

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Subjective probability.

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Classify the following statement: 'After grading the first chapter test the teacher stated that if grades did not get better about 1 out of every 4 students would not pass the class.'

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Subjective probability.

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Classify the following statement: 'Maria chooses a chip out of a box of red and blue chips 25 times and replaces the chip each time after drawing one. She draws a red chip 6 times.'

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Empirical probability.

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What is the formula for classical probability?

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P(A) = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of outcomes.

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Give an example of empirical probability.

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If a die is rolled 60 times and a 4 comes up 15 times, the empirical probability of rolling a 4 is 15/60 = 0.25.

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What is the difference between classical and empirical probability?

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Classical probability is based on theoretical outcomes, while empirical probability is based on actual experiments and observed data.