Statistics Chapter 4

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The _______ ______ for a procedure consists of all possible simple events or all outcomes that cannot be broken down any further.
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Sample space
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The classical approach to probability requires that the outcomes are ____ _____.
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Equally likely
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A procedure is repeated again and again, the relative frequency of an event tends to approach the actual probability. This is known as _____ _____.
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The law of large numbers
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When using the ______ ____ always be careful to avoid double-counting outcomes.
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Addition rule
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Events that are ____ cannot occur at the same time.
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Disjoint
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________ indicates the probability that in a single trial, event A occurs, event B occurs, or they both occur.
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P(A or B)
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A _______ _____ is any event combining two or more simple events.
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Compound event
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Which word is associated with multiplication when computing probabilities?
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And
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A picture of line segments branching out from one starting point illustrating the possible outcomes of a procedure is called a ______ ______.
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Tree diagram
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Two events A and B are _________ if the occurrence of one does not affect the probability of the occurrence of the other.
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Independent
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Selections made with replacement are considered to be _________.
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Independent
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"At least one" is equivalent to "_____ __ _____."
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One or more
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The complement of "at least one" is "_____."
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None
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A _______ probability of an event is a probability obtained with knowledge that some other event has already occurred.
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Conditional
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Any collection of results or outcomes of a procedure
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Event
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An outcome or an event that cannot be further broken down into simpler components
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Simple Event