Simple Probability of Independent Events

If a coin is tossed 3 times, how many possible outcomes are in the sample space?

• 6

• 8

• 3

• It depends

A measurement of the likelihood of an event or events occurring on a scale of 0 to 1 is called - 

• data

• luck

• probability

• trials

In compound probability, if one event does not affect the other event or events, it is referred to as - 

• theoretical probability

• independent probability

• experimental probability

• dependent probability

If the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of the other event, the events are ________?

• Dependent Events

• Independent Events

• Simple Events

• Complementary Events

A chance of something happening is called _______________.

• Outcome

• Probability

• Event

• Independent event

The outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of the second event.

• Dependent event

• Compound events

• A sample space

• Independent event

Which is an example of theoretical probability?

• The probability of rolling a 4 on a die is 1/6.

• I flipped a coin and it landed on tails 2/10 times.

List the possible outcomes in the sample space for flipping a coin.  

• heads

• tails

• heads and tails

• 1,2,3,4,5,6