Probability

Cards (9)

  • an experiment is a repeatable activity
  • Outcome is the result of an experiment
  • Sample space is all possible outcomes
  • Event is an outcome
  • Independent is when one event doesn't affect the probability of the other
  • Mutually exclusive is when events can't occur simultaneously
  • Venn diagrams shows relationship between 2 or more data sets
  • To find probabilities on tree diagrams, multiply along branches (and), add final outcomes (or)
  • Conditional probability is when the probability of one event happening can depend on another event happening or not happening, key terminology is 'given'