Probability Vocabulary Words

Any event which consists of more than one outcome.

• Chance Process

• Compound Event

• Empirical

• Event

Any possible outcome of an experiment in probability.

• Chance Process

• Compound Event

• Empirical

• Event

The ratio of the number of times an outcome occurs to the total amount of trials performed.

• Experimental Probability

• Independent Events

• Probability Model

• Sample Space

It provides a probability for each possible non-overlapping outcome for a change process so that the total probability over all such outcomes is unity.

• Experimental Probability

• Independent Events

• Probability Model

• Sample Space

All possible outcomes of a given experiment.

• Experimental Probability

• Independent Events

• Probability Model

• Sample Space

Any event which consists of a single outcome in the sample space.

• Simple Event

• Simulation

• Theoretical Probability

• Tree Diagram

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

The mathematical calculation that an event will happen in theory.

• Simple Event

• Simulation

• Theoretical Probability

• Tree Diagram

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7

A tree-shaped diagram that illustrates sequentially the possible outcomes of a given event.

• Simple Event

• Simulation

• Theoretical Probability

• Tree Diagram

The likelihood (chance) that something will happen

• Probability

• Compound Event

• Event

• Mutually Exclusive

Two events that cannot happen at the same time

• Probability

• Compound Event

• Event

• Mutually Exclusive