Introductory Statistics 9th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1-11905-571-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-11905-571-6

Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Calculating Probability - Exercises - Page 139: 4.12

Answer

Example of impossible event: P(a tossed coin will stand on its edge) = 0 Example of a sure event: P(a child born today will eventually die) = 1.0

Work Step by Step

An impossible event has zero probability. A sure event has a probability equal to 1.
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