Summarize the definitions of theoretical and experimental probability. Explain a situation where you might determine the probability of an occurrence. What circumstances might bring the results of experimental probability closer to theoretical probability? Be specific.

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anonymous · Answer

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nurali · Answer

I'll split your question up into its 3 main parts: 

1. Summarize the definitions of theoretical and experimental probability: 
- Theoretical probability is a way of estimating what could happen based on the information that you have; it is a calculation. Theoretical probability cannot predict what the actual results will be, but it does give you an idea of what is likely to happen in a situation. 
-Experimental probability refers to the probability of an event occurring when an experiment was conducted. 

2. Explain a situation where you might determine the probability of an occurrence: 
- Flipping a coin or picking different coloured marbles from a bag. 

3. What circumstances might bring the results of experimental probability closer to theoretical probability: 
- Keep repeating the experiment and averaging the results together each time you repeat. The more times you repeat your experiment, the closer to theoretical probabilty your results will become.

campbell_st · Answer

theoretical probability is what you expect to happen... 

e.g. tossing a coin and getting a tail has a theoretical probability of 1/2


experimental probability is the relative frequency of running an experiment. 

if you tossed a coin 10 times ahd had

Head = 3 and Tails = 7   

then the relative frequency or experimental probability for tails is 7/10  

as the number of tosses increases the experimental probability gets closer to the theoretical probability

hope it helps