For any events A and B of a sample space S, which of the following statements are TRUE? (A) $P(S|B) = 1$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below: |
(A) and (B) only (A), (C) and (D) only (B) and (C) only (C) and (D) only |
(A), (C) and (D) only |
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (C) and (D) only ** Check each statement using basic probability rules. (A) $P(S\mid B)=1$ Since $S$ is the entire sample space, conditioning on $B$ does not change it. Always true. (B) $P(A\cap B)=P(A)+P(B)+P(A\cup B)$ This is incorrect because the correct identity is: $P(A\cup B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A\cap B)$ (C) $P(\bar A\mid B)=1-P(A\mid B)$ This is true because: $P(\bar A\mid B)=\frac{P(B)-P(A\cap B)}{P(B)}=1-\frac{P(A\cap B)}{P(B)}$ $=1-P(A\mid B)$ (D) $P(A\mid B)=\frac{P(A\cap B)}{P(B)},\;P(B)\neq0$ This is the standard definition of conditional probability → True. Correct statements: (A), (C), (D) |