Probability and Statistics Terms

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complement

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an outcome that is not the event

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compound event

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a combination of two or more simple events (with two or more outcomes)

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data set

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a collection of organized facts, usually in numerical form, but can also be given in words, measurements, or descriptions

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dependent event

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an event that relies on another event to happen first

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event

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one (or more) outcome(s) of an experiment

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experimental probability

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the ratio that compares the number of occurrences to the number of trials

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independent event

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an event that has no connection to another event’s chances of happening

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outcome

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the result of an event

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probability

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the likelihood that something will happen

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random

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relating to, having, or being elements or events with definite probability of occurrence