Question

Indicate whether classical, empirical, or subjectiveprobability should be used to determine each of the following:

(a) the probability that the baseball player Ryan Howard will hit a home run during his next at bat.
(b) the probability of drawing a jack from a deck of cards.
(c) the probability that the price of gasoline will exceed $4.00 per gallon next summer.

Answer 1

Indicate whether classical, empirical, or subjective probability should be used to determine each of the following probabilities.

Explanation:

a) The probability that a certain model will win the beauty contest

is an example of which type of probability?

B - Classical

b) "The probability that next card in the deck will be black" is an example of which type of probability?

B- Classical

c) "The probability that there will be at least 16 tropical storms this summer" is an example of which type of probability?

B-Subjective

d) "There is a 0.30 probability of randomly selecting a student who has a part- time job " is an example of which type of probability?

A- Subjective