Favorable Outcome

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read
Favorable Outcome

Favorable Outcome

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Favorable Outcome Definition:

the outcome that you are looking for in an experiment

Favorable Outcome for one coin flip:

Our event is the coin toss
We have 2 possible outcomes, heads or tails
Heads Tails

Suppose your looking for heads as a favorable outcome, you would have 1 favorable outcome
Heads

Probability formula for flipping a head:

Probability of flipping a head  =  Favorable Outcomes
  Total Possible Outcomes

Favorable outcomes = 1 head, total possible outcomes = 1 head + 1 tail = 2
Probability of flipping a head  =  1
  2

Favorable Outcome for a cube/die roll:

Suppose we have a fair cube/die with 6 sides.
Our event is the cube/die roll.

We have 6 possible outcomes, {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.
1 2 3 4 5 6

What are the favorable outcomes for rolling an even number?
2 4 6

In this case, we have 3 favorable outcomes.

Probability formula with favorable outcomes:

Probability of rolling an even  =  Favorable Outcomes
  Total Possible Outcomes

Favorable outcomes = 3 evens (2, 4, 6}, total possible outcomes = 6 sides
Probability of rolling an even  =  3
  6

We can simplify this fraction by dividing top and bottom by 3:

Probability of rolling an even  =  1
  2

How does the Favorable Outcome Calculator work?

Free Favorable Outcome Calculator - Shows you various examples of favorable outcome in probability

What 1 formula is used for the Favorable Outcome Calculator?

Favorable Outcomes/Total Possible Outcomes

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What 5 concepts are covered in the Favorable Outcome Calculator?

eventa set of outcomes of an experiment to which a probability is assigned.experimentIn statistics, a controlled and repeatable processfavorable outcomethe outcome that you are looking for in an experimentoutcomea possible result of an experiment or trialprobabilitythe likelihood of an event happening. This value is always between 0 and 1.
P(Event Happening) = Number of Ways the Even Can Happen / Total Number of Outcomes

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