To find the experimental probability for each outcome, divide the frequency by the total number of trials:
Total number of trials = 10 + 9 + 6 + 15 + 13 + 8 = 61
Experimental probability of getting a 2 = 10/61 ≈ 0.164
Experimental probability of getting a 4 = 9/61 ≈ 0.148
Experimental probability of getting a 6 = 6/61 ≈ 0.098
Experimental probability of getting an 8 = 15/61 ≈ 0.246
Experimental probability of getting a 10 = 13/61 ≈ 0.213
Experimental probability of getting a 12 = 8/61 ≈ 0.131
The expected probabilities for each outcome are all 1/6 ≈ 0.167.
Now, we can calculate the discrepancies between the experimental and expected probabilities:
|0.164 - 0.167| = 0.003
|0.148 - 0.167| = 0.019
|0.098 - 0.167| = 0.069
|0.246 - 0.167| = 0.079
|0.213 - 0.167| = 0.046
|0.131 - 0.167| = 0.036
The smallest discrepancy between the experimental and expected probabilities is 0.003, when rolling a 2.
Use the table to answer the question.
Outcomes 2 4 6 8 10 12
Frequency 10 9 6 15 13 8
Jede tossed a cube with faces numbered with 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. The results are recorded in the
table. What is the smallest discrepancy between the experimental and the expected probability of this
experiment? Write your answer in 3 decimal places, rounded to the nearest thousandth.
(1 point)
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Apologies for the error. Let's correct the calculation:
The expected probability for each outcome is 1/6 or approximately 0.167.
Now, we can calculate the discrepancies between the experimental and expected probabilities:
|0.164 - 0.167| = 0.003
|0.148 - 0.167| = 0.019
|0.098 - 0.167| = 0.069
|0.246 - 0.167| = 0.079
|0.213 - 0.167| = 0.046
|0.131 - 0.167| = 0.036
The smallest discrepancy between the experimental and expected probabilities is 0.003, when rolling a 2. Thank you for pointing out the previous error.
The expected probability for each outcome is 1/6 or approximately 0.167.
Now, we can calculate the discrepancies between the experimental and expected probabilities:
|0.164 - 0.167| = 0.003
|0.148 - 0.167| = 0.019
|0.098 - 0.167| = 0.069
|0.246 - 0.167| = 0.079
|0.213 - 0.167| = 0.046
|0.131 - 0.167| = 0.036
The smallest discrepancy between the experimental and expected probabilities is 0.003, when rolling a 2. Thank you for pointing out the previous error.