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| theoretical probability definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | probability based on comparing the number of possible favorable outcomes to the number of total possible outcomes | 9 sets | |
| 2 | the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the number of possible outcomes if all outcomes have the same chance of happening. | 3 sets | |
| 3 | what should occur in a probability experiment | 3 sets | |
| 4 | when all outcomes are equally likely, the theoretical probability of an event is the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the number of possible outcomes. | 2 sets | |
| 5 | the ratio of the number of ways an event can occur to the number of possible outcomes. | 2 sets | |
| 6 | the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the number of possible outcomes | 2 sets | |
| 7 | what we think will happen based on mathematical calculations | 2 sets | |
| 8 | when all outcomes are equally likely | 2 sets | |
| 9 | probability based on what should happen in an experiment | 2 sets | |
| 10 | # of favorable outcomes/# of possible outcomes | 2 sets | |
| 11 | ratio of the favorable outcomes to the possible outcomes of an event | 2 sets | |
| 12 | the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the total possible | 2 sets | |
| 13 | a statement of the probability of an event without doing an experiment or analyzing data. | 2 sets | |
| 14 | used when an observation is not based on an actual experiment. in other words, you predict what will haven passed on some observations | 1 set | |
| 15 | used when each outcome in a sample space is equally likely to occur | 1 set | |
| 16 | is a likelihood that an event will happen based on fact, not tested | 1 set | |
| 17 | (13-1)-what should happen, equal theory. | 1 set | |
| 18 | estimating the how likely an event will occur when all outcome are equally likely | 1 set | |
| 19 | the ratio of the number of ways an event can occur to the total number of possibilities in that situation | 1 set | |
| 20 | the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the number of possible outcomes; it is something that should happen | 1 set | |
| 21 | ratio of the number of ways an event can occur to the number of possible outcomes | 1 set | |
| 22 | describes how likely it is that an event will happen- based on all the outcomes when the outcomes are equally likely | 1 set | |
| 23 | what should happen in a probability experiment | 1 set | |
| 24 | number of favorable outcomes/total number of outcomes | 1 set | |
| 25 | the likelyness of an outcome | 1 set | |
| 26 | ratio of # of equally likely outcomes in an event to total # of possible outcomes | 1 set | |
| 27 | when probability is determined without actually doing an experiment | 1 set | |
| 28 | based on theoretical principles- don't change | 1 set | |
| 29 | determined by the mathematically analyzing a situation and its possible outcomes | 1 set | |
| 30 | what should occur in a probabilty experiment | 1 set | |
| 31 | what "should" happen mathematically | 1 set | |
| 32 | determining the likelihood of an event without conducting an experiment | 1 set | |
| 33 | favorable events/possible events | 1 set | |
| 34 | a probability found by analyzing a situation | 1 set | |
| 35 | when p(event)=number of favorable outcomes/number of possible outcomes | 1 set | |
| 36 | the calculated probability | 1 set | |
| 37 | comes from a model (ex. equally likely outcomes) | 1 set | |
| 38 | probability that is based on theoretical principles rather than on actual experience | 1 set | |
| 39 | the likelihood that an event will have a particular outcome, or what "should" happen, based on math | 1 set | |
| 40 | probabilities based on known characteristics or facts. | 1 set | |