Question

Which of the following can be found by using empirical probability? Choose all that apply

a. The probability of getting 3 heads out of 5 flips of a coin.

b. The probability of getting a winning roll in the dice game craps

c. The probability that a "12-ounce" can of Sprite® actually contains slightly more than 12 ounces of liquid.

d. The probability of grabbing a can of Sprite® at random from a cooler that contains 7 cans of Sprite® and 12 cans of Coke®.

e. The probability that a resident of Connecticut will get lung cancer in the coming year.

Answer 1

can't wait for this.

Answer 2

a. b. and d. unless empirical probability refers to the most direct form of probability which the answer is d alone

Answer 3

i don't see why d is any different from a, b or c

Answer 4

oh maybe the difference is this:
in c and e we have to collect data, whereas is a, b and d we can compute directly

Answer 5

since i actually have no idea what "empirical probability" means i can only assume it means probability we arrive at through data, in which case by the law of large numbers we should be able to approximate all of them by repeated experimentation (data)

Answer 6

im still confused

Answer 7

i think empirical probability is number of favourable outcomes divided number of possible outcomes - and there's no sampling or 'sample spaces' involved.

Answer 8

i think a,b and d is correct

Answer 9

a b and d we can compute directly, as jimmyrep said, whereas c and e we would have to collect data.
but if that is the case it would be c and e as the answer (maybe)

Answer 10

thanks saw235 jimmyrep and satelitte73