Multiple Choice
You flip a coin 30 times and get heads 11 times, so the chance of getting heads is Start Fraction 11 over 30 End Fraction. Is this an example of theoretical or experimental probability?
A. theoretical
B. experimental
B. experimental
This is an example of experimental probability.
To determine the probability, you flipped a coin 30 times and observed the outcome. The number of times you got heads (11) is divided by the total number of trials (30) to calculate the probability. This method, using actual observations from an experiment, is known as experimental probability.
In contrast, theoretical probability is based on mathematical calculations and expected outcomes. It represents the probability of an event theoretically, without actually conducting an experiment.