Question

A weather forecasting website indicated that there was a 90​% chance of rain in a certain region. Based on that​ report, which of the following is the most reasonable​ interpretation? Choose the correct answer below. A. 90​% of the region will get rain today. B. There is a 0.90 probability that it will rain somewhere in the region at some point during the day. C. In the​ region, it will rain for 90​% of the day. D. None of the above interpretations are reasonable.

Answer 1

Answer: Option 'B' is correct.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

A weather forecasting website indicated that there was a 90​% chance of rain in a certain region.

Based on above report, we can conclude that there is 0.90 chances of rainfall in a particular region.

So, there is a 0.90 probability that it will rain somewhere in the region at some point during the day.

Hence, option 'B' is correct.