Quiz | Statistical Foundations of Modelling & Simulations

What is the probability of getting a head when flipping a fair coin?

• 0.25

• 0.5

• 0.75

• 1.0

If two dice are rolled, how many possible outcomes exist?

• 6

• 12

• 36

• 18

What does it mean if two events are independent?

• One affects the other

• They cannot occur together

• The occurrence of one does not affect the other

• They are mutually exclusive

The probability that it rains on a given day is 0.3. What is the probability it does not rain?

• 0.7

• 0.3

• 0.5

• 1.3

If P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.5, and A and B are independent, P(A ∩ B) = ?

• 0.2

• 0.4

• 0.9

• 0.25

In probability, the sample space refers to:

• All possible outcomes of an experiment

• The most likely outcome

• A subset of events

• The random variable value

A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of getting an even number?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1

The sum of probabilities of all outcomes in a sample space is always:

• 0

• 1/2

• 1

• 2

Which of the following is NOT a basic rule of probability?

• Non-negativity

• Additivity

• Dependence

• Normalization

Conditional probability is defined as:

• The probability of A given B has occurred

• The probability of A or B

• The probability of A and B not happening

• The complement of A