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Math Journal 1 - Probability
Math Journal 1 - Probability
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Introduction Practice
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Presenting Genial.ly Probability
Probability Games
Introduction
Let’s define some words before we start
discussing probability. They have special
meaning in probability.
Before we dive into the topic, please do watch the
video first.
Experiment
a repeatable procedure with a set of possible results.
Sample Point
One of the possible outcomes.
Example: Throwing 1 dice
All faces of the dice is the sample space
and
There are 6 different sample points in the sample space.
How if we throw a pair of dice?
Well we have to list any possible combination into sample space.
2nd Die
1st Die
1 2 3 4 5 6
2
3
4
5
6
How many sample points have you
noted into the table?
………….. points
Event
One or more outcomes of an experiment
Example Events:
An event can be just one outcome:
Many events can't be predicted with total certainty. The best we can say is
how likely they are to happen, using the idea of probability.
Let’s predict this
Toss a coin 100 times, how many Heads will come up?