3RD QUARTER EMATH EXAMS (TERMS)

EXPERIMENT

chance process that leads to well-defined results

TRIAL

each repetition of an experiment

OUTCOME

result of an experiment

EVENT

any collection of outcomes

SIMPLE EVENT

only one possible outcome

COMPOUND EVENT

more than one outcomes

SAMPLE SPACE

set of all possible outcomes of an experiment

SAMPLE POINT

each element in a sample space

TREE DIAGRAM

tool that can be used to list down the possible outcomes of an event. TABLE can also be used

TABLE can also be used

FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING PRINCIPLE

to get total possibilities for all actions all together, multiply the possible outcomes of all actions

PROBABILITY

is also the likelihood of an event to happen

0

impossible (0%)

Above 0 but below a half

unlikely (1%-49%)

½

as likely as not (50%)

Above a half but below 1

likely (51%-99%)

1

certain (100%)

PROBABILITY OF AN EVENT

ratio of the number of favorable outcomes and the number of all possible outcomes of an experiment

CERTAIN EVENT

an event that is sure to happen, probability equal to 1

IMPOSSIBLE EVENT

an event that is not going to happen, probability equal to 0