Probability Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. Results of a trial
  2. 4. A diagram used to represent a probability space
  3. 5. The median of the lower half of a set of data
  4. 7. The difference between the greatest and least values in a data set
  5. 9. A singular event
  6. 12. The entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey
  7. 14. The middle number, or the mean (average) of the two middle numbers, in an ordered set of data
  8. 16. Set of all possible outcomes for an experiment
  9. 19. Likelihood that an event will occur
  10. 23. A set of one or more possible outcomes for a trial
  11. 25. The mean distance between each data value and the mean of the data set
  12. 26. Repetition of an experiment
  13. 27. The number that occurs the most in an ordered set of data
  14. 28. The difference between the upper and lower quartiles in a box plot
Down
  1. 2. Set of all outcomes in the sample space that are not included in the event
  2. 3. Model of an experiment that would be difficult to actually perform; can be used to make a prediction
  3. 6. A sample in which each individual or object in the entire population has an equal chance of being selected
  4. 8. Activity involving chance in which results are observed
  5. 10. The sum of the items in a set of data divided by the number of items in the set; also called average
  6. 11. A sample that has the same characteristics of the population
  7. 13. A part of the population
  8. 15. The ratio of the number of possible outcomes in the event to the total number of possible outcomes in the sample space
  9. 17. An event made up of two or more simple events
  10. 18. The median of the upper half of a set of data
  11. 20. When a sample does not accurately represent the population
  12. 21. Equation that states that two ratios are equivalent
  13. 22. Ratio of the number of ways an event can occur to the total number of equally likely outcomes
  14. 24. Ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the total number of trials or times that the activity is performed