HEREDITY
BASICS OF PROBABILITY
Question
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a fraction
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a decimal
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a percent
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Probabilities can be expressed as proportions that range from 0 to 1, and they can also be expressed as percentages ranging from 0% to 100%. A probability of 0 indicates that there is no chance that a particular event will occur, whereas a probability of 1 indicates that an event is certain to occur.
Detailed explanation-2: -Probabilities can be represented as a ratio, percentage, fraction or as a decimal; I often point this out to students, so they are alert to the multiple ways we represent odds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Probability is the branch of mathematics concerning the occurrence of a random event, and four main types of probability exist: classical, empirical, subjective and axiomatic.
Detailed explanation-4: -Probabilities can be computed in terms of ratios. Since any ratio can be turned into a fraction, decimal, or percent, you can also turn any probability into a fraction, decimal, or percent.