Can the Probability of an Event Be Larger or Smaller Than Each of Its Component Conditional Probabilities?
Consider an event that can occur under a set of mutually exclusive and exhaustive conditions. Is it possible for the overall probability of that event to be larger (or smaller) than all of its individual probabilities of occurrence under each of those conditions? Before answering that question, you may wish to consider the following scenario.
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