SOLUTION: In a probability model, which of the following numbers could be the probability of an outcome: 0, 0.2, -0.01, - 1/3, 1/2, 5/4, 1, 1.5

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Question 1111853: In a probability model, which of the following numbers could be the probability of an outcome:
0, 0.2, -0.01, - 1/3, 1/2, 5/4, 1, 1.5

Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Probabilities have to be numbers between 0 and 1, inclusive: 0 <= x <= 1.

In the given list, 0, 0.2, 1/2, and 1 can be probabilities.

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