Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Probability
Find a quick, concise explanation of probability. An example is given and clearly explained.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Statistics & Probability: Basic Probability
The mathematics resource investigates basic probability. Students learn about the topic through notes and examples. The tutorial consists of practice exercises to check for comprehension of the concept.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Statistics & Probability: And vs. or Probability
The mathematics resource investigates probability using "and" and "or". Students learn about the topics through notes and examples. The tutorial consists of practice exercises to check for comprehension of the concepts.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Random Drawing Tool
Students are able to to visualize the difference between theoretical and experimental probabilities with this computer based tool.
Other
Bowling Green St Univ: Listing the Sample Space
This site from Bowling Green State University defines all possible outcomes (the sample space). Understanding the possible outcomes makes assigning probabilities to different outcomes easier. Several quick examples are provided for the...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Odds and Probability
Odds and probability are related, but not the same thing. This question and answer site clears up the difference between the two.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Against the Odds Lesson Plan
Teachers can find ideas for their probability lesson plans here. For example, there is an interdisciplinary unit dealing with disabilities and probability as well as one using a field trip to Sea World.
Rice University
Hyper Stat Online Statistics Textbook: Mutually Exclusive Events
This resources offers a brief, one paragraph description of mutually exclusive events and gives an example for further clarification.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding the Probability of Two Dependent Events
This lesson demonstrates how to find the probability of two dependent events occurring.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding the Probability of Two Dependent Events Occurring: Lesson 1
This lesson demonstrates how to find the probability of two dependent events occurring. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Finding the Probability of Two Dependent Events Occurring."
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Matching Birth Months
Here's a interesting challenge! Out of six people in a room, what is the probability that everyone was born in a different month? An investigation that explores the probability of an event occurring. Discover how this skill is used in...
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Extra Practice Quiz Outcomes and Probability
Determine the outcome of each probability examples presented. Read the interactive quiz rules and then click on the "Begin" ticket. If you answer incorrectly you get one more chance to try again then you are told the correct answer. See...
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Probability
This InterMath site gives a description of probability along with an example. Be sure to follow the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point involving probability...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Statistics and Probability: Histograms
Students learn about histograms. Examples are included, as well as a video. [1:16]
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Probability
Young scholars learn about probability by predicting the outcome of planned experiments and playing racing games.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Odds
Find a quick, concise explanation of odds as a specific way to express probabilities. An example is given and clearly explained.