The Practice of Statistics s2

The Practice of Statistics s2

<p> The Practice of Statistics (4 th Edition) - Yates, Moore, & Starnes</p><p>Chapter 6: Probability: What Are the Chances?</p><p>Key Vocabulary:</p><p>. trial . replacement . random . event . probability . P(A) . trial C . independence . Complement A . simulation . random phenomenon . disjoint . joint event . sample space . Venn Diagram . joint probability . S = {H, T} . union (or) . conditional . tree diagram . intersection (and) probability</p><p>Calculator Skills: . randInt( </p><p>. SortA</p><p>. Sum</p><p>. 1-Var Sats</p><p>5.1 Randomness, Probability, and Simulation (pp.282-293)</p><p>1. What is simulation?</p><p>2. List the five steps for conducting a simulation:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3. What does the calculator command “randInt (0, 99, 10)” perform?</p><p>Chapter 6: Probability and Simulation The Practice of Statistics (4 th Edition) - Yates, Moore, & Starnes</p><p>6.2 Probability Models (pp.406-434)</p><p>1. In statistics, what is meant by the term random?</p><p>2. In statistics, what is meant by probability?</p><p>3. In statistics, what is meant by an independent trial?</p><p>4. What is a sample space?</p><p>5. What is an event?</p><p>6. What is the Multiplication Principle?</p><p>7. Explain why the probability of any event is a number between 0 and 1.</p><p>8. What is the sum of the probabilities of all possible outcomes?</p><p>9. Describe the probability that an event does not occur?</p><p>10. When are two events considered disjoint?</p><p>11. What is the probability of two disjoint events?</p><p>12. What is meant by the complement of an event?</p><p>13. When are two events considered independent?</p><p>Chapter 6: Probability and Simulation The Practice of Statistics (4 th Edition) - Yates, Moore, & Starnes</p><p>14. What is the multiplication rule for independent events?</p><p>15. Can disjoint events be independent?</p><p>16. If two events A and B are independent, what must be true about Ac and Bc?</p><p>6.3 General Probability Rules (pp.435-461)</p><p>1. Summarize the 5 Rules of Probability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>2. What is meant by the union of two or more events? Illustrate on a Venn diagram.</p><p>3. State the addition rule for disjoint events. Illustrate on a Venn diagram.</p><p>4. State the general addition rule for unions of two events.</p><p>5. Explain the difference between the rules in 3. and 4.</p><p>6. What is meant by joint probability?</p><p>7. What is meant by conditional probability?</p><p>Chapter 6: Probability and Simulation The Practice of Statistics (4 th Edition) - Yates, Moore, & Starnes</p><p>8. State the general multiplication rule for any two events.</p><p>9. How is the general multiplication rule different than the multiplication rule for independent events?</p><p>10. State the formula for finding conditional probability.</p><p>11. What is meant by the intersection of two or more events? Illustrate on a Venn diagram.</p><p>12. Explain the difference between the union and the intersection of two or more events. </p><p>13. State the formula used to determine if two events are independent.</p><p>Chapter 6: Probability and Simulation</p>

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