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1
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Law of large numbers

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after many repetitions, a decimal probability appears

2
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Simulation

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An imitation of chance behavior, cards or dice, 4 step process

3
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4 step process

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state, plan, do, conclude

4
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probability model

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list the probability of each possible outcome in sample s

5
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An event

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relies on basic probability rules

6
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If all sample spaces are equally likely

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P(A) = number of outcomes for A/ total number of outcomes

7
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A and B are mutually exclusive or disjoint if

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they have no outcomes in common

8
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the U stand for

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union

9
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the upside down U stands for

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intersect

10
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General addition rule

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P(A U B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A intersect B)