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10-4 through 10-7 vocab
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Mathematics
8th Grade
04/08/2013

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Term
sample selected from a population so that each member of the population has an equal change of being selected
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random sample
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operation, process, or activity in which outcomes can be used to estimate probability
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experiment
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each repetition or observation of an experiment
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trial
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possible result of a probability experiment
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outcome
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the set of all possible outcomes of a probablity experiment
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sample space
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outcome of outcomes of an experiment
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event
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number form 0-1 (0%-100%) that is the measure of how likely an event is to occur
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probability
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ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the number of trial that an activity is performed
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experimental probability
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estimat about something that has not yet happened
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prediction
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outcomes are equally likely if they have the same probability of occuring. If an experiment has, N equally likely outcomes, then the probabiliy of yeach outcome is 1/n
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equally likely
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ratio of the number of equally likely outcomes is an event to the toatl number of possible outcome
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theoretical probability
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when all outcomes of an experiment are equally likely
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fair
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set of all outcomes that are not the event
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completement of an event
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comparison of favorable and unfavorable outcomes. The odds in favor of an event are the ration fo the number of favorable outcomes to the number of unfavorable outcomes. The odds against an event are the ration of the number of unfavorable outcomes to the number of favorable outcomes.
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odds
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events for which the occurance or nonoccurence of one event doesn't affect the probability of the other event
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independent events
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events for which the occurence or nonoccurence of one event affects the probability of the other event
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dependent event
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