Probability and Statistics Quiz

If you select a marble at random from this container, the chance of selecting a blue marble is equally likely to the chance of selecting a red marble. True or false?

• True

• False

The chance of this spinner landing on any of the colours is:

• equally likely

• not equally likely

The sample space for tossing a fair die is:

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

• Odd or even

• Black or white

• 1, 2, 4

The sample space is the list of all possible outcomes.

• True

• False

Probability is a measure of the likelihood that an event will occur. Probability is measured on a scale from:

• 1 to 100

• 0 to 10

• 0 to 1

• 1 to 10

If you toss a fair die once, your chance of getting a number less than 7 is:

• certain

• likely

• even chance

• unlikely

• impossible

The probability that it will rain today in Melbourne is:

• certain

• 50%

• impossible

• highly possible

The probability of tossing an odd number on a fair die is best described as:

• very unlikely

• an even chance

• very likely

• impossible

This die is tossed. Which of these outcomes is least likely?

• Getting an odd number

• Getting a number less than 5

• Getting a number more than 4

You draw a card from this pack and look at the card's suit. What is the size of the sample space?

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 8