expected outcomes
What expected outcomes means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Calculated as P(event) × number of trials, giving a theoretical average that the actual number may differ from.
Long-run averages, not guaranteed results in any single experiment.
Topics that use expected outcomes
- Probability (AQA GCSE)
- Probability (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Equally likely outcomes
- Independent and dependent events
- Independent Events
- Mutually Exclusive
- Mutually exclusive events
- Relative expected frequency
- relative frequency
- Sample space
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