Holt Middle School Math (2) – Chapter 10 – Probability – Flashcards
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Certain
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an event that will happen for sure
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Combination
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an arrangement of items or events in which order does not matter
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Dependent Events
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The outcome of one event does affect the outcome of the second event
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Equally Likely
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outcomes that have the same probability
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Event
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an outcome or set of outcomes of an experiment or situation
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Experiment
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to conduct a test or investigation
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Experimental Probability
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Probability based on data from repeating an event (doing an experiment)
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Factorial
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the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer
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Fair
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free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception
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Favorable Outcome
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An outcome that gives a desired result
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Fundamental Counting Principle
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uses multiplication of the number of ways each event in an experiment can occur to find the number of possible outcomes in a sample space
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Impossible
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something that cannot be done
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Independent Events
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The outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of the second event
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Outcome
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result
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Permutation
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an arrangement of objects in which order IS important
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Probability
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a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur
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Sample Space
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the set of all possible outcomes of a probability experiment
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Theoretical Probability
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Probability based on comparing the number of possible favorable outcomes to the number of total possible outcomes
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Trial
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the act of testing something
