SOLUTION: Which of the following statements about the event E is not true?
If an event E cannot occur, then its probability is 0.
The sum of the probabilities of all the outcom
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Question 1099242: Which of the following statements about the event E is not true?
If an event E cannot occur, then its probability is 0.
The sum of the probabilities of all the outcomes in the sample space is 1.
The probability of any single event E in the sample space is always 1.
If an event E is certain, then its probability is 1.
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability of any single event E in the sample space is always 1.
Not always, it's always between 0 and 1 inclusively.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"The probability of any single event E in the sample space is always 1"
is false. The others are true.
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