Flashcard on Sample Space

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What is the definition of sample space?

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The set of all possible outcomes in an experiment.

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What is the sample space when drawing a card from a suit of spade cards only?

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{Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King}

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What is the sample space in rolling a single die?

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{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

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What is the sample space in the product of two dice?

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{(1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,4), (1,5), (1,6), (2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (2,5), (2,6), (3,1), (3,2), (3,3), (3,4), (3,5), (3,6), (4,1), (4,2), (4,3), (4,4), (4,5), (4,6), (5,1), (5,2), (5,3), (5,4), (5,5), (5,6), (6,1), (6,2), (6,3), (6,4), (6,5), (6,6)}

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What is the sample space in flipping two coins?

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{HH, HT, TH, TT}

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What is an event in probability?

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A specific outcome or a set of outcomes from a sample space.

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What is an outcome in an experiment?

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A single result of a probability experiment.

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How many outcomes are there in the sample space of rolling a die?

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6 outcomes: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.

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What is the sample space for tossing a single coin?

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{Heads, Tails}.

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What is the difference between an event and a sample space?

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An event is a subset of a sample space, which includes one or more outcomes.