Also known as a random process, a finite collection of random outcomes representing the evolution of a system of outcomes over a period of time.
A lottery game that consists of a player trying to guess in advance which numbers will be selected from a pot containing n numbers. A certain number, say m, where m, n, of selections is randomly made from the pot of n numbers. The player then gets paid according to how many of the m numbers were selected.
A model that deals with situations that are random in character and attempts to predict the outcomes of events with a certain stated or known degree of accuracy.
A probability obtained empirically by experimentation
A common way of determining a winner when there is no majority is to assign a point value to each voter’s ranking. If there are n candidates, then n points are assigned to the first choice for each voter, with n 2 1 points for the next choice, and so on. The points for each candidate are added and if one has more votes, that candidate is declared the winner.
If the derivative of a function defined by y = F(x) is f(x), then the _____ of f(x)
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Three numbers, written 1x, y, z2, in which the order of the components is important.
Acceptance of a hypothesis based on sampling when, in fact, it is false.
A graphic representation of a frequency distribution in the which the frequencies associated with the intervals making up the range of the variables are indicated by the areas of continuous vertical bars.
In a sequence, the predecessor of an element an is the preceding element, An-1.
An apportionment plan currently in use by the U.S. legislature. It is based on the geometric mean of two numbers, a and b, where a is the value of the exact ratio rounded down and b is the value of the exact ratio rounded up. It rounds down if the exact quota is less than the geometric mean and rounds up if it is greater than the geometric mean.