Probability 1

Mathematics SSS 2 Third Term

WEEK 9

Probability 1

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to;

1. Define and explain some important terms used in probability
2. Give practical examples of each term
3. List the chance instruments used in probability
4. Describe with examples the equiprobable sample space.

Probability

Content

This is the likelihood of a desired event happening.

There are two methods of finding probability; which include the experimental and by observation of statistical data.

Sample Space

Any result of an experiment in probability is usually called an outcome. If we cannot predict before hand, the outcome of an experiment, the experiment is called a random experiment.

The set of all possible outcomes of any random experiment will be called a sample…