AP Statistics – Chapter 5

-Randomness, Probability, and Simulation

-Probability Rules
-Conditional Probability and Independence

Topic Questions:

1) What is the law of large numbers?

2) Interpret the following statement: The probability that Jake will draw a red marble from a
jar is 0.88.
3) Outputs that never occur have a probability of ______ while outputs that always occur have a
probability of ______.
4) In casinos, there is often a large display next to every roulette table showing the outcomes of
the last several spins of the wheel. Why do casinos pay for these displays? Because many
players use the previous results to determine what bets to make. How is the players’
reasoning flawed? Justify your answer.
5) Explain what a simulation is and how to perform one.
6) What is a probability model? Explain its parts.
7) Define: Mutually exclusive events.
8) Explain Ac
9) What is conditional probability?
10) When can we say that two events are independent? Is this same as being disjoint? Explain.
11) When do we use the general multiplication rule? Does it make a difference if the two events
in question are independent?