Question

probability vocabulary
name:
choose the best term to answer each question. a blank may represent one or more words.

1. this is the result of an experiment.
2. outcomes are ______ likely if they have the same chance of occurring.
3. a ______ is the set of all possible outcomes for an event.
4. an event with a probability of one is ______.
5. the expected probability of an event that has not actually been tested is called ______ probability.
6. events are said to be ______ events if the outcome of the second event does not depend upon the outcome of the first event.
7. the ______ of an event is all outcomes different from the favorable outcome.
8. two events are ______ if the outcome or occurrence of the first affects the outcome or occurrence of the second so that the probability is changed.

. events are ______ if they cannot occur at the same time.

1. the chance that an event will occur expressed as the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the number of total possibilities is called ______.

. a situation involving chance or probability (perhaps a survey) that leads to results called outcomes is called ______ probability.
. an event with a probability of zero is ______.
word bank
tain
ependent
erimental
outcome
equally
theoretical
mutually exclusive
complement
impossible
sample space
probability
dependent
related vocabulary appropriate

Explanation:

Each blank is filled using the correct probability vocabulary from the provided word bank, matching the definition given for each term.

Answer:

1. outcome
2. equally
3. sample space
4. certain
5. theoretical
6. independent
7. complement
8. dependent
9. mutually exclusive
10. probability
11. experimental
12. impossible