To compute the probability of the Chargers football team beating the Patriots, the theory of probability that would normally be used is the:

A) Relativist theory.
B) Conditional theory.
C) Classical (a priori) theory.
D) Subjectivist theory.
E) Relative frequency theory.


D

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