Probability Vocabulary

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What is a non-uniform probability model?

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A probability model where not all outcomes have the same likelihood of occurring.

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What is an outcome in probability?

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The result of a single trial of an experiment.

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What is a uniform probability model?

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A probability model where all outcomes are equally likely to occur.

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How do you find theoretical probability?

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Theoretical probability is found by dividing the number of favorable outcomes by the total number of possible outcomes.

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Define Sample Space.

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The set of all possible outcomes in a probability experiment.

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What is an event in probability?

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A specific outcome or a set of outcomes from a probability experiment.

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What is the probability of an impossible event?

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0, because it cannot occur.

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What is the probability of a certain event?

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1, because it is guaranteed to occur.

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What does it mean for events to be independent?

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The occurrence of one event does not affect the occurrence of another event.

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What is a tree diagram?

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A visual representation used to show all possible outcomes of a probability experiment.