Probability Terms
Graphing Terms
Probability Questions
Data Analysis
Sampling Methods
100
A possible result of an experiment or possible answer to a survey question
What is an outcome
100
A line drawn as close as possible to all data points on a scatterplot
What is a line of best fit
100
Probability of getting a 4 or 6 after rolling a six sided dice 3 times.
What is 6/18 or 1/3
100
The middle number out of a set of numbers that are reorganized in numerical order
What is median
100
A reliable way of determining the population of a country
What is Census
200
When an outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another event
What is Independent Events
200
the highest and lowest values in a set of numbers
What is extremes
200
The probability of spinning an even number on a spinner that is divided into 5 equal parts and numbered from 1 to 5
What is 2/5 or 40%
200
When a set of numbers are reorganized into a chart where the tens digits are separate from the ones digits.
What is a stem and leaf plot
200
A representative portion of a population
What is a Sample/Sampling
300
The ratio of the number of outcomes of favourable to the event to the total number of outcomes in an experiment where the outcomes are equally likely
What is Probability
300
When one value increases and the other value decreases in a scatterplot
What is Negative Correlation
300
Probability of picking out a diamond and a face card from two decks of cards
What is 44/104
300
The number of times a particular number occurs in a set of data
What is a Frequency
300
A sampling in which all members of the population have an equal chance of being selected
What is a Random Sample
400
When all the outcomes are known and equally likely, the probability of single outcome is given by this
What is the Probability Formula
400
making a prediction outside of given data
What is Extrapolate
400
Probability of getting a red marble out of a bag that contains 5 orange , 3 whites, 4 black and 2 red marbles (in lowest terms)
What is 1/7
400
A comparison of two sets of data collected
What is a Relationship
400
The government department that collects information regarding population, resources and economy in Canada
What is Statistics Canada
500
The ratio of the number of times a particular outcome occurred to the number of times the experiment was conducted
What is Relative Frequency
500
When many data points are scattered far from the line of best fit
What is Weak Relationship
500
Probability of 3 dices being rolled and 2 coins being flipped at the same time while getting a 2 on all dices and heads on both coins
What is 1/864
500
A way of summarizing a set of data on an interval scale that has a lower quartile and an upper quartile
What is a Box and Whisker plot
500
A trustful way to collect data that is as accurate as possible
What is Reliable Sampling Method
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