Question

Each letter of the English alphabet is written on a scrap of paper and put in a hat p(j)= 1/26 what type of probability is illustrated and why

Answer 1

theoretical; the result is based on the number of possible outcomes

Answer 2

In the situation 'Each letter of the English alphabet is written on a scrap of paper and put in a hat p(j)= 1/26', the type of probability illustrated is classical or mathematical probability. This is because 1 represents the number of expected outcomes of the event while 26 represents the total number of outcomes.