1. Fundamentals of Probability
11.4 Notes
Fundamentals of Probability

2. Theoretical Probability
What is the theoretical probability of tossing a heads on a fair coin?
Calculation:
P (E) = number of outcomes in event E = n(E)
number of outcomes in possible outcomes n (S)
More examples:

3. Theoretical Probabilities
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4. Empirical Probability
…or Experimental Probability: applies to situation in which we observe how frequently an event occurs.
Find the probability that a person in your Math Topics class is a boy.

5. Empirical Probability

6. Empirical Probability
With a partner, flip a coin and record the number of heads observed. Fill out the table below with your observations.
Number of Tosses
Number of Heads Observed
Empirical Probability of Heads or P(H) 5 10 15 20 25 30

7. 11.4 MathXL Due Sunday at midnight
Quiz (up to 3 submissions) due Sun. at midnight.