True or false about probability

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Probability can be greater than 1.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A probability of 0 means the event is impossible.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Experimental probability uses collected data.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   More trials push results away from theory.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A fair die has six equally likely outcomes.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation