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Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme

Analysis and Approaches | Statistics and Probability

It's to be Expected

Objectives

  • Students will explore tree diagrams and expected values.
  • Students will be asked to differentiate between independent and dependent events, as well as combining probabilities.
  • Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments

Vocabulary

  • Expected Value
  • Tree Diagrams
  • Probabilities

About the lesson

In this activity, students will use a tree diagram to find theoretical probabilities and use this information in lists to find the expected value. Students will be asked to differentiate between independent and dependent events and how to navigate the handheld when finding these probabilities.