Empirical probability uses the number of occurrences of an outcome within a sample set as a basis for determining the probability of that outcome.

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I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 YR4. It said the probability it could hit Earth was unusually high. As ...