Question

At the beginning of a Major League Baseball season, a panel of sports writers decided that the Los Angeles Dodgers were the most likely team to win the World Series that year. This is an example of using _______ probability.

a. Classical b. Empirical c. Subjective

Answer 1

c. Subjective

Explanation:

In classical probability, all of the possible outcomes are equally likely, which means that all teams would have the same chance of winning.

In empirical probability, trials and experiments are used to estimate probability based on the outcome of the trials. In this case, teams would have to play each other multiple times to determine each team's probability if winning.

In subjective probability, an individual's personal judgment or experience on a topic is used to predict the likelihood of an outcome.

Since the sports writers are using their baseball knowledge to make a prediction, this is an example of subjective probability.