Jess spins a pointer 25 times and finds an experimental probability of the pointer landing on 3 to be or 16%. The theoretical pr

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Jess spins a pointer 25 times and finds an experimental probability of the pointer landing on 3 to be or 16%. The theoretical pr

obability of the spinner landing on 3 is or 25%. Why might there be a significant difference between the theoretical and experimental probabilities?

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Svetllana [295] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-23T17:20:48+03:00

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The experimental probability depends on how many times you're spinning it and theoretical probability is stating what "would" happen if you're only spinning it once. After you get the theoretical probability, you would multiply that percentage by 25 to get the experimental probability percentage.

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