AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -If an event has more than one sample point, it is termed as a compound event. The compound events are a little more complex than simple events. These events involve the probability of more than one event occurring together. The total probability of all the outcomes of a compound event is equal to 1.

Detailed explanation-2: -A simple event is one that can only happen in one way-in other words, it has a single outcome. If we consider our previous example of tossing a coin: we get one outcome that is a head or a tail. A compound event is more complex than a simple event, as it involves the probability of more than one outcome.

Detailed explanation-3: -WHAT ARE COMPOUND EVENTS ? In probability, compound events are two or more events that happen together. For example, two coins are flipped or one coin is flipped and then flipped a second time.

Detailed explanation-4: -A simple (or single) event is an event with a single outcome. A compound event is the combination of two or more simple events (with two or more outcomes). The probability of tossing three pennies and getting at least 2 heads.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are two types of compound events: mutually exclusive compound events and mutually inclusive compound events. A mutually exclusive compound event is when two events cannot happen at the same time.