Probability Vocabulary (Fast & Curious)

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The chance that an event will happen. A ratio of chance/ALL chances.

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probability

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Possible results of an event

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outcomes

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A model used to show the total number of possible outcomes in a probability event

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tree diagram

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The outcome of a certain event can be found at the end of each branch in the _________________________.

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tree diagram

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An arrangement of items or events in which order is important that helps find the total number of ways that items can be chosen.

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permutation

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An arrangement of items or events in which order is not important that helps find the total number of ways that items can be chosen.

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combination

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The product of all counting numbers beginning with n and counting backward to 1.

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factorial

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What is used to multiply the number of different ways an event (m) can occur times the number of different ways event (n) can occur, to give the total of all possible outcomes.

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Fundamental Counting Principle

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Which of these is NOT a synonym (the same) for successive? Options: in a row, sequential, out of order, consecutive

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out of order

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Which of these is NOT a synonym for DUPLICATE: copy, twin, matching, different?

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different