Data Management

Overall Expectations

Students will:

determine and represent probability, and  identify and interpret its applications.

Specific Expectations

Students will:

• identify examples of the use of probability in the media and various ways in which probability is represented (e.g., as a fraction, as a percent, as a decimal in the range 0 to 1)
• determine the theoretical probability of an event (i.e., the ratio of the number of favourable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes, where all outcomes are equally likely), and represent the probability in a variety of ways (e.g., as a fraction, as a percent, as a decimal in the range 0 to 1)
• perform a probability experiment (e.g., tossing a coin several times), represent the results using a frequency distribution, and use the distribution to determine the experimental probability of an event
• compare, through  investigation, the theoretical probability of an event with the experimental probability, and explain why they might differ
• interpret information involving the use of probability and statistics in the media, and make connections between probability and statistics (e.g., statistics can be used to generate probabilities)

Lessons that meet Grade 11 expectations

Gambling in the Media

Online Gambling and Youth