Experiments to determine how likely an outcome is
I can determine the likelihood of an outcome by designing and carrying out an experiment.
Experiments to determine how likely an outcome is
I can determine the likelihood of an outcome by designing and carrying out an experiment.
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Key learning points
- An experiment can be designed to determine how likely an outcome is.
- An experiment can be carried out and the outcomes recorded.
- The outcomes can be considered and the likelihood of each outcome stated.
Common misconception
A small number of trials in an experiment is enough to provide conclusive findings.
Even in situations where we know that the different outcomes of a trial are equally likely happen, one outcome may happen more often than the others. E.g. when we flip a coin 10 times, we don't always get the exact same number of heads and tails.
Keywords
Experiment - An experiment is a repetition of a trial multiple times in order to observe how often each outcome occurs.
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