Question

Which of the following statements best describes the complement of the set of outcomes of a certain event a? A. The complement of a set is a list of all possible outcomes for event a. B. The complement of a set is the set of all outcomes not resulting in event a. C. The complement of a set is the set of all outcomes in event a and another event. D. The complement of a set is the set of all outcomes in event a or another event.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option: B is the correct answer.

B. The complement of a set is the set of all outcomes not resulting in event.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that generally complement of a some set is the list of the all elements that does not belong to that set.

i.e. it is the collection of the remaining elements that did not come in that set.

In probability the complement of a event means the set of all the outcomes that are not in that event.

           Hence, the answer is:

             Option: B

Answer 2

B. The complement is the probability of an event NOT happening.