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StatisticsSTATISTICS F/BUSINESS+ECONOMICS-TEXTAn experiment has four equally likely outcomes: E 1 , E 2 , E 3 , and E 4 . a. What is the probability that E 2 occurs? b. What is the probability that any two of the outcomes occur (e.g., E 1 or E 3 )? c. What is the probability that any three of the outcomes occur (e.g., E 1 or E 2 or E 4 )?

An experiment has four equally likely outcomes: E 1 , E 2 , E 3 , and E 4 . a. What is the probability that E 2 occurs? b. What is the probability that any two of the outcomes occur (e.g., E 1 or E 3 )? c. What is the probability that any three of the outcomes occur (e.g., E 1 or E 2 or E 4 )?

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An experiment has four equally likely outcomes: E1, E2, E3, and E4.

  1. a. What is the probability that E2 occurs?
  2. b. What is the probability that any two of the outcomes occur (e.g., E1 or E3)?
  3. c. What is the probability that any three of the outcomes occur (e.g., E1 or E2 or E4)?

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