Teaching Statistics and Probability
What is a set (S) of a random experiment that includes all possible outcomes of the experiment?
Sample space
What is the probability of someone choosing a circle, a triangle, and a square in that order from the group of shapes?
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Sam has to find one more pair of cards to win a memory game. Of the cards left, two show apples, two show oranges, and two show grapes. What is the probability of Sam turning over two cards and getting two cards with grapes?
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Steve has a regular deck of 52 playing cards. He wants to know the probability of pulling two clubs from the row without replacing the first club. What is the probability of this event?
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Using a standard deck of 52 cards, what is the probability of selecting a 4 and after not replacing the card, selecting another 4?
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Jessie has a deck of 52 playing cards and a bag of six marbles. In the bag, there are two blue marbles, three green marbles. and one white marble. What is the probability of Jessie drawing an ace from the deck of cards and a blue marble from the bag?
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All of the letters of MISSISSIPPI are put in a bag. What is the probability of selecting both an M and then after not replacing the letter, selecting a P?
1/55
Amanda has room in her rented limousine to take two of her friends while she celebrates her birthday. Her best friends are Barbara, Samantha, Rachel, and Kim. So as not to hurt anyone's feelings, she chooses each name randomly from a hat without putting the previous selection back. What are the chances she'll take Rachel and Kim?
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If you roll a die three times, what is the probability of rolling only even numbers?
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Karen takes her group of third grade students out for ice cream. There is a total of 30 students. 13 of the students like chocolate ice cream, 12 of the students like strawberry ice cream, and 5 students like vanilla ice cream. When asked which two ice creams are their favorite, 8 students said they like both chocolate and strawberry ice cream. Out of the 30 students, what is the probability of a student liking ONLY chocolate or strawberry?
17/30
Who can provide guided instruction?
Both the teacher and other students
Kasey (a girl) and Michael (a boy) are auditioning for a reality TV show about singing. The show's producers want to choose one boy and one girl. Including Kasey and Michael, there are 4 girls and 2 boys auditioning. Is the event of Kasey being selected independent from the event of Michael being selected, or are the events dependent? Also, what is the probability that the producers will select Kasey and Michael for the show?
Independent, 13%
Which of the following is true?
The standard deviation of a data set is always positive
