Calculating theoretical probabilities from a table (one event)
I can find theoretical probabilities from a table showing the possible outcomes for one event.
Calculating theoretical probabilities from a table (one event)
I can find theoretical probabilities from a table showing the possible outcomes for one event.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The probability of an outcome can be found by considering a table showing all possible outcomes.
- The probability of a set of outcomes can be found by considering a table showing all possible outcomes.
- A table of all possible outcomes can help us find a probability, even when the outcomes are not equally likely.
Common misconception
When finding the probability of an outcome based on a frequency table, pupils may use the number of different categories as the denominator rather than the total frequency.
When strawberry flavoured sweets have a frequency of 11, it means that 11 of the sweets in the box are strawberry flavoured. The box of sweets could be visually represented with each sweet being shown by the first letter of its flavour.
Keywords
Probability - The probability that an event will occur is the proportion of times the event is expected to happen in a suitably large experiment.
Theoretical probability - A theoretical probability is a probability based on counting the number of desired outcomes from a sample space where all individual outcomes are equally likely.
Frequency - The frequency is the number of times an event occurs; or the number of individuals (people, animals, etc) with some specific property.
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