Judge the probability claims

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Every probability in a model lies between 0 and 1.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The probabilities in a model must sum to 1.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A probability of 0 means the event is certain.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Mutually exclusive events share no outcomes.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   P(E') is found by computing 1 - P(E).

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   One card drawn from a deck can be both a heart and a spade.

Instructions

Tap true or false for each claim.

Explanation