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Question 31

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If two events are independent, then

A) they must be mutually exclusive.
B) the sum of their probabilities must be equal to one.
C) their intersection must be zero.
D) the product of their probabilities gives their intersection.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Question 32

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The addition law is potentially helpful when we are interested in computing the probability of

A) independent events
B) the intersection of two events
C) the union of two events
D) conditional events

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Question 33

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The union of events A and B is the event containing all the sample points belonging to

If P(A) = 0.7, P(B) = 0.6, P(A ∩ B) = 0, then events A and B are

A method of assigning probabilities based upon judgment is referred to as the _____ method.

If a six sided die is tossed two times and "3" shows up both times, the probability of "3" on the third trial is

Of the last 100 customers entering a computer shop, 40have purchased a computer. If the classical method for computing probability is used, the probability that the next customer will purchase a computer is

Each customer entering a department store will either buy or not buy some merchandise. An experiment consists of following 3 customers and determining whether or not they purchase any merchandise. How many sample points exist in the above experiment? (Note that each customer is either a purchaser or non-purchaser.)

The probability of the occurrence of event A in an experiment is 1/3. If the experiment is performed 2 times and event A did not occur, then on the third trial event A

A perfectly balanced coin is tossed 6 times, and tails appears on all six tosses. Then, on the seventh trial

Each individual outcome of an experiment is called

The range of probability values is

Bayes' theorem is used to compute

A graphical representation in which the sample space is represented by a rectangle and events are represented as circles is called a

From a group of six people, two individuals are to be selected at random. How many selections are possible?

In an experiment, events A and B are mutually exclusive. If P(A) = 0.6, then the probability of B

A method of assigning probabilities based on historical data is called the _____ method.

The sum of the probabilities of two complementary events is

Events A and B are mutually exclusive. Which of the following statements is also true?

The multiplication law is potentially helpful when we are interested in computing the probability of