Question

You roll a six sided die 8 times. You get the number 5 only once. And so you conclude that P(5) = 1/8. What type of probability is illustrated and why?

Answer 1

This is an example of empirical probability because it is based on observed or experimental data. The probability of rolling a 5 is calculated by dividing the number of times a 5 was observed by the total number of times the die was rolled. In this case, a 5 was observed once out of 8 rolls, leading to a probability of 1/8.