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1.
Which of the following is a correct statement about a probability?
A)It may range from 0 to 1.
B)It may assume negative values.
C)It may be greater than 1.
D)It cannot be reported to more than 1 decimal place.
E)All the above are correct.
2.
An experiment is a
A)Collection of events.
B)Collection of outcomes.
C)Always greater than 1.
D)The act of taking a measurement or the observation of some activity.
E)None of the above is correct.
3.
Which of the following is not a type of probability?
A)Subjective
B)Independent
C)Relative frequency
D)Classical
4.
Events are independent if
A)By virtue of one event happening another cannot.
B)The probability of their occurrence is greater than 1.
C)We can count the possible outcomes.
D)The probability of one event happening does not affect the probability of another event happening.
E)None of the above.
5.
The Special Rule of Addition is used to combine
A)Independent events.
B)Mutually exclusive events
C)Events that total more than one.
D)Events based on subjective probabilities
E)Found by using joint probabilities.
6.
We use the General Rule of Multiplication to combine
A)Events that are not independent.
B)Mutually exclusive events.
C)Events that total more than 1.00.
D)Events based on subjective probabilities
E)Found by using joint probabilities.
7.
When we find the probability of an event happening by subtracting the probability of the event not happening from 1, we are using
A)Subjective probability
B)The complement rule.
C)The general rule of addition.
D)The special rule of multiplication
E)Joint probability
8.
When we determine the number of combinations
A)We are really computing a probability.
B)The order of the outcomes is not important.
C)The order of the outcomes is important.
D)We multiple the likelihood of two independent trials.
E)None of the above.
9.
Bayes' Theorem
A)Is an example of subjective probability
B)Can assume of value less than 0.
C)Is used to revise a probability based on new or additional information.
D)Is found by applying the complement rule.
E)None of the above.
10.
The difference between a permutation and a combination is:
A)In a permutation order is important and in a combination it is not.
B)In a permutation order is not important and in a combination it is important.
C)A combination is based on the classical definition of probability.
D)A permutation is based on the classical definition of probability.
E)None of the above.







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