The theoretical probability provides a model for predicting the outcome of trials. You then carry out a number of trials. Compare the outcome of your trials with the results predicted by the theoretical model. The comparison will usually involve "hypothesis testing", a branch of statistics. This is a method to test how likely the actual outcomes are if the theoretical probabilities were true. The exact nature of the test will depend on the theoretical basis and so the answer cannot be simplified.
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As the number of times that the experiment is conducted increases, the experimental probability will near the theoretical probability - unless there is a problem with the theoretical model.
Theoretical probability:Theoretical probability is when you decide what is the probability of something using the information that is given to you!
Theoretical probability- what the probability "should be" if all outcomes are equally likely.
In theoretical probability, the probability is determined by an assumed model (for example, the normal distribution). (compare with empirical probability)
Theoretical probability is what should occur (what you think is going to occur) and experimental probability is what really occurs when you conduct an experiment.