Key learning points

1. Fluency in moving between the representations is important.
2. Sometimes it is better to display the outcomes using a particular representation.

Keywords

• Outcome table - An outcome table is a table that shows all the possible outcomes.

• Tree diagram - Tree diagrams are a representation used to model statistical/probability questions. Branches represent different possible events or outcomes.

• Outcome tree - Each branch of an outcome tree shows a possible outcome from an event or from a stage of a trial. The full outcome tree shows all possible outcomes.

• Venn diagram - Venn diagrams are a representation used to model statistical/probability questions. Commonly circles are used to represent events.

Common misconception