you calculate the probablity of an outcome occuring and get 1.0. What conclusion can you draw? (a) you have made an error. (b) you cannot tell anything without also knowing the probabilty of  the outcome  NOT occuring. (c) There is a very good chance that the event will occur. (d)There is only a slim chance that the event will occur. (e) The event is certain to occur.

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Chapter12: Probability
Section12.3: Conditional Probability; Independent Events; Bayes' Theorem
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you calculate the probablity of an outcome occuring and get 1.0. What conclusion can you draw?

(a) you have made an error.

(b) you cannot tell anything without also knowing the probabilty of  the outcome  NOT occuring.

(c) There is a very good chance that the event will occur.

(d)There is only a slim chance that the event will occur.

(e) The event is certain to occur.

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