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S-MD.5.b (Mathematics)


Standard Identifier: S-MD.5.b
Content Area: Mathematics
Grade Range: 10–12
Domain: Using Probability to Make Decisions
Discipline: Statistics and Probability
Conceptual Category: Statistics and Probability

Cluster:
Use probability to evaluate outcomes of decisions.

Standard:
(+) Weigh the possible outcomes of a decision by assigning probabilities to payoff values and finding expected values. * Evaluate and compare strategies on the basis of expected values. For example, compare a high-deductible versus a low-deductible automobile insurance policy using various, but reasonable, chances of having a minor or a major accident. *

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