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8.1 Assigning a Measure to Likelihood

8.1 Assigning a Measure to Likelihood
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  • 1. Describing Likelihood

    Complete the table. Then describe the likelihood of each event in words. (See Example 1.)

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      _  __    _____     _____    __   __    ______  
 | |/ //  |  ___||  |__  //   \ \\/ //  /_   _// 
 | ' //   | ||__      / //     \ ` //     | ||   
 | . \\   | ||__     / //__     | ||     _| ||   
 |_|\_\\  |_____||  /_____||    |_||    /__//    
 `-` --`  `-----`   `-----`     `-`'    `--`
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  • 2. Describing Likelihood

    Complete the table. Then describe the likelihood of each event in words. (See Example 1.)

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      ______   _    _      _____     ___      ______  
 /_____// | || | ||   / ___//   / _ \\   /_   _// 
 `____ `  | || | ||   \___ \\  / //\ \\  `-| |,-  
 /___//   | \\_/ ||   /    // |  ___  ||   | ||   
 `__ `     \____//   /____//  |_||  |_||   |_||   
 /_//       `---`   `-----`   `-`   `-`    `-`'   
 `-`
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  • 3. Snowfall in Richmond, Virginia

    Describe the likelihood that at least 1 inch of snow will accumulate in Richmond, Virginia, on the morning of December 25. (See Example 2.)

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      It is very unlikely that at least 1 inch of snow will accumulate in Richmond, Virginia on the morning of December 25.

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      _  _      ___       _____    ______    _____   
 | \| ||   / _ \\    / ___//  /_   _//  /  ___|| 
 |  ' ||  | / \ ||   \___ \\   -| ||-  | // __   
 | .  ||  | \_/ ||   /    //   _| ||_  | \\_\ || 
 |_|\_||   \___//   /____//   /_____//  \____//  
 `-` -`    `---`   `-----`    `-----`    `---`
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  • 4. Snowfall in Madison, Wisconsin

    Describe the likelihood that at least 1 inch of snow will accumulate in Madison, Wisconsin, on the morning of December 25. (See Example 2.)

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     _    _     ______             _    _    ______   
| \  / ||  /_   _//   ____    | || | || |      \\ 
|  \/  ||   -| ||-   |    \\  | || | || |  --  // 
| .  . ||   _| ||_   | [] ||  | \\_/ || |  --  \\ 
|_|\/|_||  /_____//  |  __//   \____//  |______// 
`-`  `-`   `-----`   |_|`-`     `---`   `------`  
                     `-`
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  • 5. Snowfall in Denver, Colorado

    Describe the likelihood that at least 1 inch of snow will accumulate in Denver, Colorado, on the morning of December 25. (See Example 2.)

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      It is likely that at least 1 inch of snow will accumulate in Denver, Colorado, on the morning of December 25.

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      _  __    ______    ______   __   __   ______   
 | |/ //  /_   _//  /_____//  \ \\/ // |      \\ 
 | ' //    -| ||-   `____ `    \ ` //  |  --  // 
 | . \\    _| ||_   /___//      | ||   |  --  \\ 
 |_|\_\\  /_____//  `__ `       |_||   |______// 
 `-` --`  `-----`   /_//        `-`'   `------`  
                    `-`
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  • 6. Snowfall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Describe the likelihood that at least 1 inch of snow will accumulate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the morning of December 25. (See Example 2.)

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      _____      ___    __    __    _____     _____   
 / ____||   / _ \\  \ \\ / //  |  ___||  / ____|| 
/ //---`'  | / \ ||  \ \/ //   | ||__   / //---`' 
\ \\___    | \_/ ||   \  //    | ||__   \ \\___   
 \_____||   \___//     \//     |_____||  \_____|| 
  `----`    `---`       `      `-----`    `----`
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