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Page 568: Insurance Rates
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Probability theory Chance or likelihood of an event happening Probability Each even is assigned a number between 0 and 1. Impossible Event – 0% chance Certain Event – 100% chance
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Number of trials Outcomes Frequency Relative frequency (fraction or percent)
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Example
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Complete investigation 2 p.571with a partner. Record data. You have ten minutes. Ready, set, go.
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Complete #1, 3, 5, 6, 10 of investigation 3 p.572 with a partner. Record data. You have ten minutes. Ready, set, go.
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A sample space U is the set of all possible outcomes of an experiment. It is also referred to as the universal set U. Ways to represent sample spaces: › Lists, tables of outcomes, 2D grids, Venn diagrams, tree diagrams.
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Mathematical or theoretical probability is based on what we theoretically expect to happen. Duh.
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In general, for an event A containing equally likely possible results, the probability of A occurring is An ordinary 6-sided die is rolled once. Determine the chance of not getting a 1 or 2.
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Two events are complementary if exactly one of the events must occur. If A is an event, then A’ is the complementary event of A, or “not A”.
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