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Interpreting Weather While this exercise was being

Chapter 4, Problem 3BSC

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QUESTION:

Interpreting Weather While this exercise was being created, Weather.com indicated that there was a 20% chance of rain for the author’s home region. Based on that report, which of the following is the most reasonable interpretation?

a. 1/5 of the author’s region will get rain today.

b. In the author’s region, it will rain for 1/5 of the day.

c. In the author’s region, there is a 1/5 probability that it will rain at some point during the day.

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QUESTION:

Interpreting Weather While this exercise was being created, Weather.com indicated that there was a 20% chance of rain for the author’s home region. Based on that report, which of the following is the most reasonable interpretation?

a. 1/5 of the author’s region will get rain today.

b. In the author’s region, it will rain for 1/5 of the day.

c. In the author’s region, there is a 1/5 probability that it will rain at some point during the day.

ANSWER:

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a. The sample space is not the land area of the region for which there is a possibility of raining. Hence, it doesn’t mean that 1/5 of the region will get rain.

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