If two events are mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive, what is the probability that both occur? 0 .5 1 cannot be determined
2007-05-03 08:29:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Mutually exclusive means they can't both happen at once.
Collectively exhaustive means there is no third possibility.
Either you are the starting quarterback for New England, or you aren't. What is the probability that (you are the starting quarterback for New England) AND (you are NOT the starting quarterback for New England)? Zero
2007-05-03 08:42:26 · answer #1 · answered by fcas80 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A) 0 mutually exclusive means that both events cannot occur at the same time. BTW, the probability of EITHER event occuring would be 1 (that's what collectively exhaustive means), but it wouldn't necessarily mean that there was a .50 probability for each. For example, the event could be "getting a 6 when you throw a die" or "not getting a 6 when you throw a die". The probabilities would be 1/6 and 5/6, respectively.
2016-05-19 22:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
0. What part of mutually exclusive do you not understand?
2007-05-03 08:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by Pascal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋