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Question
The probability an event of a trial is
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1
0
less than 1
more than 1
Solution
Remember the empirical or experimental or observed frequency approach to probability.
If n be the total number of trials of an experiment and A is an event associated to it such that A happens in m-trials. Then the empirical probability of happening of event A is denoted by P (A) and is given by
P(A) = ` m/n`
Note that m is always less than or equal to n and n is a positive integers, it can’t be zero. But, m is a non negative integer. So, the maximum value of probability of an event is `n/n=1`, which is the probability of a certain event and the minimum value of it is 0, which is the probability of an impossible event. For any other events the value is in between 0 and 1.
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