Question

Classify the following statement as an example of classical​ probability, empirical​ probability, or subjective probability. Explain your reasoning. According to a​ survey, the probability that an adult chosen at random is in favor of police body cameras is about 0.39.

Answer 1

The statement can be classified as empirical probability

Explanation:

The empirical probability of an event is found by dividing the number of outcomes with a given result with the total number of all results in a actual practical experiment

Here we have the question which states that there was a survey (an actual experiment) and the outcome of the survey was that 0.39 (a ratio or result of a division) of adults favor police body camera.

Therefore, we value given is the ratio of adults that are in favor of police body cameras, which is an empirical probability.