Equally likely outcomes
What Equally likely outcomes means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
Outcomes that each have the same chance, which the method requires before counting alone gives theoretical probability.
Outcomes that each have the same probability under the stated model.
Elementary outcomes that have the same probability of occurring.
Outcomes that each have the same probability of occurring.
Topics that use Equally likely outcomes
- Probability (AQA GCSE)
- Probability (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- expected outcomes
- Independent and dependent events
- Independent Events
- Mutually Exclusive
- Mutually exclusive events
- Relative expected frequency
- relative frequency
- Sample space
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