Which of the Following Statements Regarding Business Success (Or Failure)

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding business success (or failure) rates is correct?

• A) After four years, 15 percent of new businesses are still open.
• B) After four years, 25 percent of new businesses are still open.
• C) After four years, 50 percent of new businesses are still open.
• D) Two out of three businesses fail within the first four years.
• E) Nine out of ten businesses fail within the first four years.

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Definitions:

P(B / A)

The probability of event B occurring given that event A has already occurred, often used in conditional probability and Bayesian statistics.

Union

In mathematics, especially in set theory, the union of a collection of sets is the set that contains all elements that are a member of any set within the collection.

Random Events

Outcomes or occurrences that cannot be predicted with certainty due to the random nature of the underlying process.

Probability Space

The mathematical framework for probability in which a sample space, together with a probability measure, models the outcome of a random experiment.