Probability Definitions

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur. The chance that an event will happen. A ratio of chance/all chances.

• odds

• probability

• outcomes

• tree diagram

A number from 0 to 1 that measures the likelihood that an event will occur

• outcomes
• event
• probability
• experiment

The probability that an event will occur

• chance/likelihood

• trial

• outcome

• fair

A ratio of the number of ways an event can occur to the number of ways it cannot occur.

• Odds

• Chance

• Outcome

• Probability

A procedure that can be repeated and is usually reserved for experimentation

• test

• trial

• chance

• probability

The result of a trial

• What happened

• Event

• Outcome

• Chance

A collection of outcomes

• Trial

• Sample

• Fair

• Event

The set of all possible outcomes

• Sample Space

• Event

• Trial

• Probability

A _________ game is one in which you expect to win as often as you expect to lose

One of the possible results of an action.

Example: Landing on heads when flipping a coin.

• Outcome

• Sample Space

• Probability

• Event