Which of the following is not true about probabilities?   a. Probabilities lie between 0 and 1 describing the likelihood that an event will occur but can never be 0 and 1   b. The closer a probability is to zero, the more unlikely it is the event will occur   c. The closer the probability is to one, the more likely it is the event will occur

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Which of the following is not true about probabilities?

 

a.
Probabilities lie between 0 and 1 describing the likelihood that an event will occur but can never be 0 and 1

 

b.
The closer a probability is to zero, the more unlikely it is the event will occur

 

c.
The closer the probability is to one, the more likely it is the event will occur

 

d.
Probabilities are numerical measures of uncertainty

 

e.
The sum of the probabilities of all outcomes must equal 1

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