I am trying to understand how rare an event is if it has a 1 in 5000 chance of occurring. I want to know how significant or unusual this odds is.
6 answers
Giulia
Sat Dec 28 2024
The question of how rare 1 in 5000 is can be approached by examining the mathematical probability.
KabukiPassion
Sat Dec 28 2024
The fraction representing this scenario is 1 divided by 5000, which equals 0.0002 in decimal form.
Riccardo
Sat Dec 28 2024
To understand this better in percentage terms, one converts the decimal to a percentage by multiplying by 101.
Elena
Sat Dec 28 2024
Thus, 0.0002 becomes 0.020% when expressed as a percentage.
TaegeukChampionCourage
Fri Dec 27 2024
This figure indicates that the occurrence of the event in question is very unlikely, occurring only once in every 5000 attempts.