A medical researcher wants to find the probability that a heart patient will survive for one year.

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A medical researcher wants to find the probability that a heart patient will survive for one year. He reasons that there are two outcomes (survives, does not survive), so the probability is 1/2. Is he correct? What important information is not included in his reasoning process?

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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9780321500243

11th Edition

Authors: Mario F. Triola

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