True or false: A
The statement “A sample space consists of equally likely events” is false.
Given information:
A sample space consists of equally likely events.
Explanation:
Since a set of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called a sample space.
A sample space consists of outcomes, which are not necessarily equally likely.
Example: The left handers and right handers in population of Western countries.
Almost
In this case, sample space is
Hence, the sample space is not equally too likely.
Therefore, the statement is false.
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