AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

BASICS OF PROBABILITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these cannot be considered a probability of an outcome?
A
1/3
B
-1/5
C
0.80
D
112%
E
1
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The total probability of a sample space cannot be greater than 100% or 1 depending on how we are expressing it. Probability is also not expressed as a negative number. Therefore, of the possible answers, c, d, e, and h cannot be considered a probability outcome.

Detailed explanation-2: -In probability theory, an outcome is a possible result of an experiment or trial. Each possible outcome of a particular experiment is unique, and different outcomes are mutually exclusive (only one outcome will occur on each trial of the experiment).

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, if you throw a die, then the probability of getting 1 is 1/6. Similarly, the probability of getting all the numbers from 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, one at a time is 1/6.

Detailed explanation-4: -In any experiment, the set of all possible outcomes is called the sample space. A sample space is the set of all possible outcomes of a probability experiment.

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