OER Commons
Oer Commons: Compound Events & Sample Spaces
Seventh graders begin learning about compound events by considering independent events. They will consider everyday objects with known probabilities. Students will represent sample spaces using lists, tables, and tree diagrams in order...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Gambler's Fallacy: Lucky Streaks and Slumps
In this activity, students determine the probability of independent and compound events. They design simulations and collect data to explore streaking behavior.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Simple Probability
This set contains statistics questions regarding probability as a relative frequency. The student will recognize event pairs: complementary events, mutually exclusive events, and independent events, and use them in probability calculations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Mutually Inclusive Events Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize overlapping events as having one or more outcomes in common.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Mutually Inclusive Events Grade 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize overlapping events as having one or more outcomes in common.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Independent Events and Sample Spaces
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the multiplication rule for independent events.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Combining the Rules of Probability Tree Diagrams
Tree diagrams are the focus of this learning tutorial. The lesson includes important vocabulary along with two videos and PowerPoint presentations that demonstrate how to create tree diagrams with both independent and dependent events.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Probability: Pairs of Events and Expected Values
This set of questions pertains to probability: pairs of events, mutually exclusive events, complementary events, expected values, independent events, and conditional probability. Solutions and explanations are included.
Richland Community College
Stats: Probability Rules
This site provides the rules for mutually exclusive events, non-mutually exclusive events, independent events, and dependent events for probability.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Cp Breakfast Before School
On school days, Janelle sometimes eats breakfast and sometimes does not. After studying probability for a few days, Janelle says, "The events 'I eat breakfast' and 'I am late for school' are independent." Explain what this means in terms...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Independent and Dependent Events
Explains how to calculate the probabilities of independent and dependent events. Includes easy-to-follow examples.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Independent Event
Explore an independent event in probability and why no other outcome can effect the event. Assess learning with a quiz.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Mutually Exclusive & Independent Events
The somewhat tricky differences between mutually exclusive, non-mutually exclusive, independent, and dependent events are defined here. Common items such as coins, colored cubes, and a deck of cards are all part of the easy-to-understand...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dependent and Independent Events
Determine if two events are dependent or independent. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.a.2, S cp.a.3, S cp.a.4 & S cp.a.5: The Titanic 2
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and rapidly sank with only 710 of her 2,204 passengers and crew surviving. Some believe that the rescue procedures favored the wealthier first class passengers. Data on survival of...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.a.2 and S cp.a.3: Cards and Independence
One card is selected at random from the following set of 6 cards, and students will find the probability of different scenarios. Aligns with the S-CP.A.2 and S-CP.A.3 standards.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.a.3: Lucky Envelopes
This task builds on prior knowledge and understanding of conditional probability, and introduces the concept of independence of events. Multi-colored envelopes are required in this activity. Aligns with S-CP.A.3.
Other
Algebra Lab: The Multiplication Rule of Probability
An explanation with examples of how to calculate probabilities of two dependent or independent events by multiplying their probabilities. Practice problems are provided along with their explanations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Independent Events Grade 8
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize and identify independent events and dependent events.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Independent Events Grade 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize independent and dependent events.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Independent Events and Sample Spaces Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the multiplication rule for independent events.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Probability of Independent Events
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Determine the probability of the occurrence of independent events.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Probability of Independent Events
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the probability of two independent events both occurring.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 11.2 Independent Events
Learn about independent events that don't have any outcomes in common are disjointed events.