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What does a probability of 0 indicate about the likelihood of an event?
What does a probability of 0 indicate about the likelihood of an event?
- The event is certain to occur.
- The event will occur half of the time.
- The event is likely to occur.
- The event will never occur. (correct)
In probability theory, what is the range of values that a probability can take?
In probability theory, what is the range of values that a probability can take?
- Any real number between 0 and 1 (correct)
- Any integer between -1 and 1
- Any positive real number
- Any real number
Which of the following values cannot represent a probability?
Which of the following values cannot represent a probability?
- 1
- 1.2 (correct)
- 0
- 0.5
What is the formula for calculating relative frequency?
What is the formula for calculating relative frequency?
In the context of set theory, what does the union of two sets represent?
In the context of set theory, what does the union of two sets represent?
What does the intersection of two sets, A and B, represent?
What does the intersection of two sets, A and B, represent?
If two events are mutually exclusive, what is the probability of their intersection?
If two events are mutually exclusive, what is the probability of their intersection?
What does the complement of a set A include?
What does the complement of a set A include?
According to probability identities, what is the probability of the sample space, P(S)?
According to probability identities, what is the probability of the sample space, P(S)?
In the context of probability, what is relative frequency?
In the context of probability, what is relative frequency?
What does a Venn diagram illustrating complete containment show?
What does a Venn diagram illustrating complete containment show?
Given two mutually exclusive events A and B, which of the following equations is true?
Given two mutually exclusive events A and B, which of the following equations is true?
If $P(A) = 0.4$ and $P(A') = x$, what is the value of $x$?
If $P(A) = 0.4$ and $P(A') = x$, what is the value of $x$?
What is the primary difference between theoretical probability and relative frequency?
What is the primary difference between theoretical probability and relative frequency?
Consider two events, A and B, within a sample space S. According to the probability identities, how is $P(A \cup B)$ calculated if A and B are not mutually exclusive?
Consider two events, A and B, within a sample space S. According to the probability identities, how is $P(A \cup B)$ calculated if A and B are not mutually exclusive?
In probability theory, what condition must be met for the equation $P(A \cup B) = P(A) + P(B)$ to be valid?
In probability theory, what condition must be met for the equation $P(A \cup B) = P(A) + P(B)$ to be valid?
If events A and B are complementary, and $P(A) = 0.3$, what is $P(A \cap B)$?
If events A and B are complementary, and $P(A) = 0.3$, what is $P(A \cap B)$?
Given a sample space S, an event A, and its complement A', which of the following statements is always true?
Given a sample space S, an event A, and its complement A', which of the following statements is always true?
Events A and B are such that $P(A) = 0.6$, $P(B) = 0.5$, and $P(A \cup B) = 0.8$. What is $P(A \cap B)$?
Events A and B are such that $P(A) = 0.6$, $P(B) = 0.5$, and $P(A \cup B) = 0.8$. What is $P(A \cap B)$?
A bag contains 3 red balls and 2 blue balls. What is the theoretical probability of drawing a red ball?
A bag contains 3 red balls and 2 blue balls. What is the theoretical probability of drawing a red ball?
In a Venn diagram representing events A and B, the area where the circles overlap signifies:
In a Venn diagram representing events A and B, the area where the circles overlap signifies:
A six-sided die is rolled 600 times. Theoretically, each number should appear 100 times. However, the number '4' appears 120 times. What is the relative frequency of rolling a '4' in this experiment?
A six-sided die is rolled 600 times. Theoretically, each number should appear 100 times. However, the number '4' appears 120 times. What is the relative frequency of rolling a '4' in this experiment?
Consider two events, A and B, where $P(A) = x$, $P(B) = 2x$, and $P(A \cup B) = \frac{1}{2}$. If A and B are mutually exclusive, what is the value of $x$?
Consider two events, A and B, where $P(A) = x$, $P(B) = 2x$, and $P(A \cup B) = \frac{1}{2}$. If A and B are mutually exclusive, what is the value of $x$?
What is the probability of event A occurring, given event A', if $P(A')$ is known to be $\frac{2}{3}$?
What is the probability of event A occurring, given event A', if $P(A')$ is known to be $\frac{2}{3}$?
A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 cards with no jokers included. The card is then put back resulting in what is known as 'sampling with replacement'. What is the probability of the union of drawing a heart or drawing a face card (Jack, Queen, King)?
A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of 52 cards with no jokers included. The card is then put back resulting in what is known as 'sampling with replacement'. What is the probability of the union of drawing a heart or drawing a face card (Jack, Queen, King)?
What is the theoretical probability of rolling an even number on a fair six-sided die?
What is the theoretical probability of rolling an even number on a fair six-sided die?
In the context of relative frequency, what does 't' represent in the formula $f = \frac{p}{t}$?
In the context of relative frequency, what does 't' represent in the formula $f = \frac{p}{t}$?
Which of the following is a visual representation used to show the relationships between different sets?
Which of the following is a visual representation used to show the relationships between different sets?
If set A represents all students in a class and set B represents all students who play a sport, what does $A \cup B$ represent?
If set A represents all students in a class and set B represents all students who play a sport, what does $A \cup B$ represent?
According to probability identities, what does $P(S)$ equal, where S is the sample space?
According to probability identities, what does $P(S)$ equal, where S is the sample space?
In probability, if two events are complementary, what is the sum of their probabilities?
In probability, if two events are complementary, what is the sum of their probabilities?
What does the intersection of two mutually exclusive events represent?
What does the intersection of two mutually exclusive events represent?
Consider rolling a fair six-sided die. Let A be the event of rolling a 2, and B be the event of rolling a 4. Are A and B mutually exclusive events?
Consider rolling a fair six-sided die. Let A be the event of rolling a 2, and B be the event of rolling a 4. Are A and B mutually exclusive events?
If events A and B are mutually exclusive, what can be said about $P(A \cap B)$?
If events A and B are mutually exclusive, what can be said about $P(A \cap B)$?
If $P(A) = 0.6$ and A and B are complementary events, what is $P(B)$?
If $P(A) = 0.6$ and A and B are complementary events, what is $P(B)$?
When using Venn diagrams to represent probability, what does complete containment of event B within event A imply?
When using Venn diagrams to represent probability, what does complete containment of event B within event A imply?
In the context of set theory, what does $A \cap B = \emptyset$ indicate?
In the context of set theory, what does $A \cap B = \emptyset$ indicate?
Given $P(A) = 0.5$, $P(B) = 0.3$, and $P(A \cap B) = 0.1$, what is $P(A \cup B)$?
Given $P(A) = 0.5$, $P(B) = 0.3$, and $P(A \cap B) = 0.1$, what is $P(A \cup B)$?
If a coin is flipped 100 times and lands on heads 60 times, what is the relative frequency of landing on tails?
If a coin is flipped 100 times and lands on heads 60 times, what is the relative frequency of landing on tails?
In a Venn diagram, if circle A is entirely within circle B, what does this imply regarding the relationship between events A and B?
In a Venn diagram, if circle A is entirely within circle B, what does this imply regarding the relationship between events A and B?
Given sample space S, event A, and its complement A', which expression always holds true?
Given sample space S, event A, and its complement A', which expression always holds true?
Let A and B be events such that $P(A) = 0.7$, $P(B) = 0.4$, and $P(A \cup B) = 0.8$. Determine the value of $P(A \cap B)$.
Let A and B be events such that $P(A) = 0.7$, $P(B) = 0.4$, and $P(A \cup B) = 0.8$. Determine the value of $P(A \cap B)$.
A bag contains 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. Two marbles are drawn without replacement. What is the probability of drawing a red marble first, then a blue marble?
A bag contains 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. Two marbles are drawn without replacement. What is the probability of drawing a red marble first, then a blue marble?
If A and B are independent events with $P(A) = 0.6$ and $P(B) = 0.8$, what is the probability of both A and B occurring?
If A and B are independent events with $P(A) = 0.6$ and $P(B) = 0.8$, what is the probability of both A and B occurring?
Let A and B be two events. Given that $P(A) = 0.4$, $P(B|A) = 0.3$, find $P(A \cap B)$.
Let A and B be two events. Given that $P(A) = 0.4$, $P(B|A) = 0.3$, find $P(A \cap B)$.
Given events A and B, where $P(A) = 0.5$, and $P(A \cup B) = 0.8$, what is the $P(B)$ if A and B are mutually exclusive?
Given events A and B, where $P(A) = 0.5$, and $P(A \cup B) = 0.8$, what is the $P(B)$ if A and B are mutually exclusive?
If two events are independent, then:
If two events are independent, then:
Consider rolling two fair six-sided dice. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers rolled is 7 or 11?
Consider rolling two fair six-sided dice. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers rolled is 7 or 11?
Events A, B, and C are such that $P(A) + P(B) + P(C) = 1.4$, $P(A \cap B) + P(A \cap C) + P(B \cap C) = 0.5$ and $P(A \cap B \cap C) = 0.1$. What is $P(A \cup B \cup C)$?
Events A, B, and C are such that $P(A) + P(B) + P(C) = 1.4$, $P(A \cap B) + P(A \cap C) + P(B \cap C) = 0.5$ and $P(A \cap B \cap C) = 0.1$. What is $P(A \cup B \cup C)$?
Consider a continuous uniform distribution between 0 and 1. Two random numbers, x and y, are selected. What is the probability that $|x - y| < 0.5$?
Consider a continuous uniform distribution between 0 and 1. Two random numbers, x and y, are selected. What is the probability that $|x - y| < 0.5$?
What is the probability of an event that is certain to occur?
What is the probability of an event that is certain to occur?
What does the formula $P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}$ represent?
What does the formula $P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}$ represent?
In the formula for relative frequency, $f = \frac{p}{t}$, what does 'f' represent?
In the formula for relative frequency, $f = \frac{p}{t}$, what does 'f' represent?
What does a Venn diagram visually represent?
What does a Venn diagram visually represent?
If set A represents students who play soccer and set B represents students who play basketball, what does $A \cup B$ represent?
If set A represents students who play soccer and set B represents students who play basketball, what does $A \cup B$ represent?
According to probability identities, what is the value of $P(S)$, where S is the sample space?
According to probability identities, what is the value of $P(S)$, where S is the sample space?
In probability, if A and B are complementary events, what is the value of $P(A) + P(B)$?
In probability, if A and B are complementary events, what is the value of $P(A) + P(B)$?
What does $A \cap B = \emptyset$ indicate regarding sets A and B?
What does $A \cap B = \emptyset$ indicate regarding sets A and B?
Given $P(A) = 0.4$ and $P(B) = 0.5$, and knowing A and B are mutually exclusive, what is $P(A \cup B)$?
Given $P(A) = 0.4$ and $P(B) = 0.5$, and knowing A and B are mutually exclusive, what is $P(A \cup B)$?
If A and A' are complementary events, which statement is always true?
If A and A' are complementary events, which statement is always true?
What does the area of overlap between two circles, A and B, in a Venn diagram represent?
What does the area of overlap between two circles, A and B, in a Venn diagram represent?
A bag contains 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. If one ball is drawn, what is the theoretical probability that it is blue?
A bag contains 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. If one ball is drawn, what is the theoretical probability that it is blue?
In the context of relative frequency, increasing the number of trials in an experiment typically leads to:
In the context of relative frequency, increasing the number of trials in an experiment typically leads to:
Events A and B are mutually exclusive. If $P(A) = 0.3$, what is $P(A \cap B)$?
Events A and B are mutually exclusive. If $P(A) = 0.3$, what is $P(A \cap B)$?
What is the probability of not drawing a heart from a standard deck of 52 cards?
What is the probability of not drawing a heart from a standard deck of 52 cards?
A coin is tossed 10 times and lands on heads 7 times. What is the relative frequency of tails?
A coin is tossed 10 times and lands on heads 7 times. What is the relative frequency of tails?
If $P(A) = 0.6$, $P(B) = 0.5$, and $P(A \cup B) = 0.8$, what is $P(A \cap B)$?
If $P(A) = 0.6$, $P(B) = 0.5$, and $P(A \cup B) = 0.8$, what is $P(A \cap B)$?
A card is drawn from a standard deck. Event A is drawing a king, and event B is drawing a heart. What is $P(A \cup B)$?
A card is drawn from a standard deck. Event A is drawing a king, and event B is drawing a heart. What is $P(A \cup B)$?
Given a sample space S, and an event A, what does A' (the complement of A) represent?
Given a sample space S, and an event A, what does A' (the complement of A) represent?
Consider two events, A and B, where A is completely contained within B. What does this imply about $A \cup B$?
Consider two events, A and B, where A is completely contained within B. What does this imply about $A \cup B$?
Two fair six-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the numbers rolled are different?
Two fair six-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the numbers rolled are different?
Event A is drawing a face card (Jack, Queen, King) from a standard deck, and event B is drawing a spade. What is the probability of $A \cap B$?
Event A is drawing a face card (Jack, Queen, King) from a standard deck, and event B is drawing a spade. What is the probability of $A \cap B$?
A box contains 5 defective items and 15 non-defective items. Two items are chosen at random without replacement. What is the probability that the first item is defective and the second is not defective?
A box contains 5 defective items and 15 non-defective items. Two items are chosen at random without replacement. What is the probability that the first item is defective and the second is not defective?
Consider a scenario where event A is drawing a red ball from a bag containing red and blue balls. If $P(A) = x$ and a new ball is added to the bag such that the proportion of red balls remains the same, how does this affect the value of $x$?
Consider a scenario where event A is drawing a red ball from a bag containing red and blue balls. If $P(A) = x$ and a new ball is added to the bag such that the proportion of red balls remains the same, how does this affect the value of $x$?
Consider events A and B in a sample space S. If $P(A) = 0.5$, and A and B are mutually exclusive, what is the maximum value that $P(B)$ can take?
Consider events A and B in a sample space S. If $P(A) = 0.5$, and A and B are mutually exclusive, what is the maximum value that $P(B)$ can take?
Flashcards
Probability
Probability
A real number between 0 and 1 that indicates how likely an event is to occur.
Theoretical Probability
Theoretical Probability
The probability when all possible outcomes have an equal chance of occurring, calculated as the ratio of outcomes in the event set to the total possible outcomes.
P(E) Formula
P(E) Formula
The formula for theoretical probability where n(E) is the number of outcomes in the event set and n(S) is the number of possible outcomes in the sample space.
Relative Frequency
Relative Frequency
The number of times an event occurs during experimental trials divided by the total number of trials conducted.
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Relative Frequency Formula
Relative Frequency Formula
Formula for relative frequency, where p is the number of positive outcomes, and t is the total number of trials.
Venn Diagram
Venn Diagram
A diagram that represents sets using closed curves to show relationships between them.
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Union of Sets
Union of Sets
A set containing all elements that are in at least one of the given sets.
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Intersection of Sets
Intersection of Sets
A set containing all elements that are in both of the given sets.
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P(S)
P(S)
The probability of observing an outcome from the sample space which always equals 1.
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P(A ∪ B)
P(A ∪ B)
The probability of the union of two events.
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Mutually Exclusive Events
Mutually Exclusive Events
Events that cannot occur at the same time; their intersection is an empty set.
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P(A ∪ B) for Mutually Exclusive Events
P(A ∪ B) for Mutually Exclusive Events
For mutually exclusive events, the probability of their union is the sum of their individual probabilities.
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Complement of a Set
Complement of a Set
A set containing all elements that are not in the original set.
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Complementary Events
Complementary Events
Events where one event is the complement of the other. Their probabilities sum to 1.
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A ∩ A'
A ∩ A'
The intersection of a set and its complement is always an empty set.
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A ∪ A'
A ∪ A'
The union of a set and its complement always covers the sample space.
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P(A) + P(A') = 1
P(A) + P(A') = 1
The probabilities of complementary events always sum to 1.
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Mutually Exclusive Events Formula
Mutually Exclusive Events Formula
Two events are called mutually exclusive if they cannot occur at the same time, meaning P (A ∩ B) = ∅.
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What are venn diagrams?
What are venn diagrams?
A graphical way of representing the relationships between sets.
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What is the Union?
What is the Union?
The union is written as A ∪ B or “A or B“.
What is Intersection?
What is Intersection?
The intersection is written as A ∩ B or “A and B“.
Union rule probability.
Union rule probability.
P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B)
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What is a Complementary Set?
What is a Complementary Set?
The complement of A is written as A' or sometimes not(A).
Probability as Frequency
Probability as Frequency
A probability expressed as a fraction of how many times an event occurs compared to the total number of experiments or trials.
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Probability Representation
Probability Representation
A probability expressed as a real number between 0 and 1.
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Relative Frequency Calculation
Relative Frequency Calculation
Experimental measure of event occurrences: f = p/t.
Union Probability Formula
Union Probability Formula
The probability of the union of two events: P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B).
Study Notes
- A probability describes how likely an event is to occur, represented as a real number between 0 and 1.
- Probability can be expressed as a real number (e.g., 0.75), a percentage (e.g., 75%), or a fraction (e.g., 3/4).
- A probability of 0 means the event will never occur.
- A probability of 1 means the event will always occur.
- A probability of 0.5 means the event will occur half the time.
Theoretical Probability
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Theoretical probability applies when all outcomes have an equal chance of occurring.
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It is calculated as the ratio of the number of outcomes in the event set to the total number of possible outcomes in the sample space.
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The formula for theoretical probability is:
[ P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)} ]
Where:
- ( P(E) ) is the probability of event E.
- ( n(E) ) is the number of outcomes in event E.
- ( n(S) ) is the number of possible outcomes in the sample space S.
Relative Frequency
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Relative frequency is the number of times an event occurs during experimental trials divided by the total number of trials conducted.
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It's an experimental measure that can vary with each repetition of the experiment.
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It is calculated as:
[ f = \frac{p}{t} ]
Where:
- ( f ) is the relative frequency.
- ( p ) is the number of positive outcomes.
- ( t ) is the total number of trials.
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Provides an empirical probability that tends to approach the theoretical probability as the number of trials increases.
Venn Diagrams
- A Venn diagram is a graphical representation of the relationships between sets, where each set is represented by a closed curve.
- The region inside the curve represents elements belonging to the set, while the region outside represents excluded elements.
- Venn diagrams illustrate how event sets can overlap: partial overlap, no overlap, and complete containment.
Union and Intersection
- The union of two sets (( A \cup B )) contains all elements in at least one of the sets, described as “A or B“.
- The intersection of two sets (( A \cap B )) contains all elements in both sets, described as “A and B“.
- Venn diagrams can visually represent the union and intersection for different configurations of two events in a sample space, including partial overlap, no overlap, and complete containment.
Probability Identities
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The probability of observing an outcome from the sample space is always 1:
[ P(S) = 1 ]
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The probability of the union of two events can be calculated using:
[ P(A \cup B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A \cap B) ]
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Adding the probabilities of ( P(A) ) and ( P(B) ) double-counts the area where they intersect; subtracting ( P(A \cap B) ) corrects this.
Mutually Exclusive Events
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Mutually exclusive events cannot occur at the same time.
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If event A occurs, event B cannot, and vice versa, meaning the intersection of the two event sets is empty: ( P(A \cap B) = \emptyset ).
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For mutually exclusive events, the probability of their union is the sum of their individual probabilities:
[ P(A \cup B) = P(A) + P(B) ]
Complementary Events
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The complement of a set ( A ) (denoted as ( A' )) contains all elements not in ( A ).
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Complementary events are mutually exclusive:
[ A \cap A' = \emptyset ]
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The union of complementary events covers the sample space:
[ A \cup A' = S ]
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The probabilities of complementary events sum to 1:
[ P(A) + P(A') = 1 ]
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