1. THEORETICAL AND
EXPERIMENTAL
PROBABILITY

2. THEORETICAL PROBABILITY:
The probability of an event occuring without the actual
event occurring.
Flipping a coin....
EX
P(H) =
Drawing from a standard deck...
EX
P(red 2) =

3. EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILITY:
The probability of an event occurring BY PERFORMING the
actual event.
...ACTUALLY FLIP A COIN TEN TIMES TO SEE IF 5
HEADS AND 5 TAILS APPEAR.
...ACTUALLY ROLLING A DIE 36 TIMES TO SEE IF
YOU GET EACH NUMBER 6 TIMES.

4. HEADS TAILS

5. CLASS WORK:
pg.341 ­ 345
ACTIVITY 1: STEPS 1 ­ 4
ACTIVITY 2: a ­ e
ACTIVITY 3: STEPS 1 ­ 3
pg.345; #1,2