Skills covered in this domain
- Identify whether a sample is representative of a population
- Explain why random sampling tends to produce valid inferences about a population
- Use data from a random sample to estimate an unknown characteristic of a population
- Compare multiple samples of the same size to gauge variation in estimates
- Identify the probability of a chance event as a number between 0 and 1
- Classify an event as unlikely, equally likely, or likely based on its probability value
- Approximate the probability of an event by computing its long-run relative frequency
- Predict the approximate frequency of an outcome given its theoretical probability
- Compare probabilities from a theoretical model to observed frequencies
- Identify the sample space for a compound event using an organized list or table
- Calculate the probability of a compound event as a fraction of the total sample space
- Apply the concept that compound event probability equals favorable outcomes divided by total outcomes
- Solve probability problems involving two independent events
Statistics & Probability – 7th Grade Math
Discover how to use data and chance to make predictions. You will learn to draw conclusions from samples, compare populations, and calculate probabilities of simple and compound events.
Skills covered
- Identify whether a sample is representative of a population
- Explain why random sampling tends to produce valid inferences about a population
- Use data from a random sample to estimate an unknown characteristic of a population
- Compare multiple samples of the same size to gauge variation in estimates
- Identify the probability of a chance event as a number between 0 and 1
- Classify an event as unlikely, equally likely, or likely based on its probability value
- Approximate the probability of an event by computing its long-run relative frequency
- Predict the approximate frequency of an outcome given its theoretical probability
- Compare probabilities from a theoretical model to observed frequencies
- Identify the sample space for a compound event using an organized list or table
- Calculate the probability of a compound event as a fraction of the total sample space
- Apply the concept that compound event probability equals favorable outcomes divided by total outcomes
- Solve probability problems involving two independent events
3 quizzes in this domain
- 1
Random Sampling and Population Inferences — 7th Grade
Identify whether a sample is representative of a population, Explain why random sampling tends to produce valid inferences about a population, Use data from a random sample to estimate an unknown characteristic of a population…
- 2
Understanding Probability — 7th Grade
Identify the probability of a chance event as a number between 0 and 1, Classify an event as unlikely, equally likely, or likely based on its probability value, Approximate the probability of an event by computing its long-run relative frequency…
- 3
Probability of Compound Events — 7th Grade
Identify the sample space for a compound event using an organized list or table, Calculate the probability of a compound event as a fraction of the total sample space, Apply the concept that compound event probability equals favorable outcomes divided by total outcomes…