You randomly sample 13 people in your school, and none of them is a vegetarian. Does this mean that the probability of being a vegetarian for students at your school equals 0? Explain. Choose the correct answer below. A. No. Probability is subjective, so if you (the surveyor) decide the probability should be greater than 0, then you can make it that way. B. No. In the short run, the proportion of a given outcome can fluctuate a lot. As more people are sampled, the proportion should approach the real probability. C. Yes. Since no vegetarians were found during the survey, the probability is 0. If at a later point students who are vegetarian are found, this will increase the probability.

You randomly sample 13 people in your school, and none of them is a vegetarian. Does this mean that the probability of being a vegetarian for students at your school equals 0? Explain. Choose the correct answer below. A. No. Probability is subjective, so if you (the surveyor) decide the probability should be greater than 0, then you can make it that way. B. No. In the short run, the proportion of a given outcome can fluctuate a lot. As more people are sampled, the proportion should approach the real probability. C. Yes. Since no vegetarians were found during the survey, the probability is 0. If at a later point students who are vegetarian are found, this will increase the probability.

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

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