Calculating probabilities

Question 1

What is an experiment ?

Answer 1

a repeatable process that gives rise to a number of outcomes

Question 2

What is an event ?

Answer 2

a collection of one or more outcomes

Question 3

What is a sample space ?

Answer 3

the set of all possible outcomes

Question 4

How do you work out the probability when all outcomes are equal ?

Answer 4

number of outcome / total possible outcomes

Question 5

What is the numerical value for impossible ?

Answer 5

0

Question 6

What is the numerical value for certain ?

Answer 6

1