What Method of Probability Assessment Would Most Likely Be Used

question 95

Multiple Choice

What method of probability assessment would most likely be used to assess the probability that a major earthquake will occur in California in the next three years?

• A) Classical probability based on the ratio of the number of ways the event can occur
• B) Relative frequency based on previous history
• C) Subjective probability based on expert opinion
• D) Independent probability based on two unrelated outcomes

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Definitions:

In-depth Interviews

A qualitative research technique that involves conducting intensive individual interviews to explore participants' perspectives on a particular idea, program, or situation.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Treatment Group

In experimental research, it refers to the group of participants who receive the experimental treatment or intervention.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects.