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| The events of one outcome happening and that same outcome not happening. The sum of the probabilities of complementary events is 1. |
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| An event which consists of two or more simple events. |
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| Two or more events in which the outcome of one event affects the outcome of the other events. |
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| Fundamental Counting Principle |
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| If an event M can occur in m ways and is followed by an event N that can occur in n ways, then event M followed by event N can occur in m x n ways. |
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| Two or more events in which the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of the other event(s) |
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| The ratio of the number of experimental successes to the number of experimental attempts. |
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| Uniform Probability Model |
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| A model in which each outcome has an equal probability of happening. |
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| An arrangement or listing of a group of objects in which order is important. |
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| One outcome or a collection of outcomes. |
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| A mathematical experiment that approximates a real- word process. |
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| An event where all options do not have the same chance of occurring. |
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| One possible result of a probability event. Example: 4 is an outcome when a number cube is rolled |
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| A specific outcome or type of outcome. |
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| Outcomes occur at random if each outcome is equally likely to occur. |
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The ratio of the number of favorable outcomes for an event to the number of possible outcomes of the event.
P(a) = number of favorable outcomes
total number of possible outcomes |
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| Two events are complements if the sum of their probabilities is 1. |
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| The set of all possible outcomes in a probability experiment. |
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| A graphic organizer that orgainzes combinations of items. |
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