Probability Practice

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What is probability?

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Probability is a measure of how likely an event is to occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 means the event cannot happen and 1 means the event is certain to happen.

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What is the probability of an event that is certain to happen?

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The probability of an event that is certain to happen is 1.

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What is the probability of an impossible event?

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The probability of an impossible event is 0.

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How do you calculate the probability of an event?

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Probability is calculated using the formula: Probability = (Number of favorable outcomes) / (Total number of possible outcomes).

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If a die is rolled, what is the probability of rolling a 3?

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What does it mean if two events are independent?

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

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What does it mean if two events are dependent?

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Two events are dependent if the occurrence of one event affects the occurrence of the other event.

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What is a box-and-whisker plot?

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A box-and-whisker plot is a graphical representation of data that shows the distribution, median, quartiles, and outliers.

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What is the median in a data set?

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The median is the middle value of a data set when it is ordered from least to greatest.

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What is the maximum value in a data set?

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The maximum value is the largest number in a data set.