Jerome and Jarrod Are Identical Twins

question 132

Multiple Choice

Jerome and Jarrod are identical twins. Jerome identifies as gay. Because of this, the chances that Jarrod is gay are:

• A) definite-it's 100% sure that Jarrod is gay.
• B) less likely since Jerome is gay.
• C) more likely since Jerome is gay.
• D) just as likely as if Jerome wasn't gay.

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Definitions:

Probability

An assessment of the chance that an event will take place.

Coin

A flat, typically round piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money or in games.

99.7%

Represents the percentage of data that falls within three standard deviations of the mean in a normal distribution, according to the empirical rule.

Sampling Distribution

the probability distribution of a statistic obtained through a large number of samples drawn from a specific population.