Unit 4: Probability

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Essential Questions: 
  • What are the basic rules of probability?
  • What is a random variable?
  • What is expected value?
  • What are the geometric and binomial models?
  • What is a sampling distribution?
Content: 
  • Addition and multiplication rules of probability
  • Conditional probability
  • Random variables
  • Expected value
  • Geometric and binomial models
  • Sampling distributions
Skills and Processes: 
  • Solving probability problems involving the use of addition, multiplication, and conditional probability rules
  • Using tables and tree diagrams to find probabilities
  • Understanding what a random variable is
  • Finding expected value of random variables
  • Using the geometric and binomial models to calculate probabilities by hand and using the calculator
  • Understanding the basic principles of sampling distributions