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Unit 8 Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The chance of an event happening is called... 
a)
Event
b)
Result
c)
Outcome
d)
Probability
2.
The set of all the possible outcomes is called:
a)
Result
b)
Sample Space
c)
Probability
d)
Event
3.
Tree Diagram
a)
A written list of all possible outcomes
b)
A description of all possible outcomes
c)
A drawing with branches of all possible outcomes
4.

The Fundamental Counting Principal is...

a)

a way to figure out the number of outcomes in a probability problem.

b)

when you count things.

c)

the likelihood that something will occur

d)

the probability that something will occur.

5.
What does the P stand for in nPr?
a)
Partners
b)
Positions
c)
Papers
d)
Permutations
6.

A Permutation is...

a)

an arrangement of objects in which order is important.

b)

a mathematical technique that determines the number of possible arrangements in a collection of items where the order of the selection does not matter.

7.

A factorial is...

a)

the product of the integers greater than a positive integer n, written as n!

b)

the product of the integers less than or equal to a positive integer n, written as n!.

c)

the product of the integers less than a positive integer n, written as n!

8.
What is an outcome?
a)
The result of an experiment
b)
The chance or likelihood of an event
c)
A fraction, decimal, or a percent
d)
An activity that gives various results
9.

All of the possible outcomes in the sample space that are not part of the event are called

a)

Experimental probability

b)

P(event)

c)

Theoretical probabilty

d)

Complement of an event

10.

The probability of an event not happening is known as

a)

experimental probability

b)

theoretical probability

c)

sample space

d)

compliment of an event

11.

This method is used when we are asked to make different choices each time and with different objects.

a)

Probability

b)

Outcome

c)

Permutation with repetition

d)

Combination

12.

This formula, C(n,r)=n! (n−r)!, allows us to find what?

a)

The time we get to leave school to go home.

b)

The outcome of an event.

c)

Combinations of n objects taken r at a time.

d)

Permutations of n objects taken r at a time.

13.

An event that consists of two or more simple events is...

a)

The likelihood the event will happen.

b)

Probability

c)

Compound Event

d)

The outcome of the event.

14.
Probability is ...
a)
the chance that some event will occur.
b)
a game that involves coins.
c)
a guarantee.
15.
Probability can be written as ...
a)
a fraction
b)
a decimal
c)
a percent
d)
all of the above
16.
The outcome of one event does not influence the outcome of the other event.
a)
independent event
b)
tree diagram
c)
simple event
d)
odds
17.

A compound event where the outcome of the first event DOES affect the outcome of the second event is called

a)

an independent event

b)

a dependent event

c)

a subset

d)

a miracle

18.

A compound event where the outcome of the first event DOES NOT affect the outcome of the second event is called

a)

an independent event

b)

a dependent event

c)

a subset

d)

a miracle