Statistics and Probability Vocab

a decimal number from 0 to 1 (or 0% to 100%) that describes how likely an event is to occur; can be represented as a fraction, decimal, or percent

• Equally likely

• Probability

• Simulation

• Outcome

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

a single repetition or observation of an experiment

• Event

• Outcome

• Trial

• Experimental Probability

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

sure to happen; having a probability of 1

• Certain

• Impossible

• Equally Likely

• Probability

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

any activity based on chance

• Outcome

• Simulation

• Experiment

• Probability

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

the ratio of the number of equally likely outcomes in an event to the total number of possible outcomes

• Experimental Probability

• Tree Diagram

• event

• Theoretical Probability

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CCSS.7.SP.C.7A

how often something occurs divided by the total

• relative frequency

• compound event

• sample space

• tree diagram

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CCSS.7.SP.C.6

an image resembling a tree that uses branches to show connections of different outcomes

• Certain

• Tree Diagram

• Simulation

• Probability

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CCSS.7.SP.C.8B

all possible outcomes of an experiment

• Outcomes

• Event

• Sample Space

• Equally Likely

a way to model real-life random events

• Theoretical Probability

• Experimental Probability

• Simulation

• Outcome

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CCSS.7.SP.C.8C

the ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the total number of trials, or times that the activity is performed

• Theoretical Probability

• Experimental Probability

• Experiment

• Trial