Statistics - Chapter 4 Flashcard 1

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What is sample space?

Back

The list of all possible outcomes.

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What is the probability of selecting a white block from a box containing 3 red blocks, 7 blue blocks, and 4 white blocks?

Back

4/14 or 2/7.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

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What is the probability of getting a 7 after rolling a single die numbered 1 to 6?

Back

0.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

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What is the probability of choosing a king from a standard deck of playing cards (52 cards)?

Back

4/52 or 1/13.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

Front

What is the probability that the result of rolling a die is less than 3?

Back

1/3.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7B

Front

Define probability.

Back

Probability is a measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

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What is an event in probability?

Back

An event is a specific outcome or a set of outcomes of a random experiment.

Front

What is the formula for calculating probability?

Back

Probability = (Number of favorable outcomes) / (Total number of possible outcomes).

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

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What is a random experiment?

Back

A random experiment is a process that leads to one of several possible outcomes, where the outcome cannot be predicted with certainty.

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CCSS.7.SP.C.8B

Front

What does it mean if an event is independent?

Back

Two events are independent if the occurrence of one does not affect the occurrence of the other.

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5