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2 marksStatistics › Probability and Bayes' theorem › Probability axioms, events and sample spacesModerateabout 1 min

UGC-NET 2023 Question 56: Probability and Bayes' theorem

If S is a sample space and E is an event, then the probability axioms can be written as:

A. P(A) >= 0.

B. P(S) = 1.

C. P(union of A_i) = sum of P(A_i) (for disjoint events).

D. P(A) <= 0.

E. P(union of S_i) = sum of P(S_i).

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This question is on Probability axioms, events and sample spaces, part of Probability and Bayes' theorem in Statistics.

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