Fair

Definition

A chance experiment is fair when its possible individual outcomes are equally likely.

Used by AQA

Specification P2 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

1
Check whether the outcomes are equally likely before using favourable outcomes ÷ total outcomes. Do not assume that an uneven spinner is fair.

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GCSE Mathematics · key term

A chance experiment is fair when its possible individual outcomes are equally likely.

Used by AQA

Specification P2 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

1
Check whether the outcomes are equally likely before using favourable outcomes ÷ total outcomes. Do not assume that an uneven spinner is fair.

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