Sample Spaces

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What is a sample space?

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A sample space is the set of all possible outcomes of a random experiment.

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If a bag contains 4 red balls, 3 blue balls, and 2 yellow balls, what is the sample space for drawing one ball?

Back

Red, Blue, Yellow

Front

What is the sample space for a spinner with sections colored yellow, blue, green, and red?

Back

{yellow, blue, green, red}

Front

If a bag contains 3 red balls, 2 blue balls, and 5 green balls, what is the sample space for drawing one ball?

Back

Red, Blue, Green

Front

What is the sample space for flipping two coins?

Back

HH, HT, TH, TT

Front

If a spinner has 4 equal sections colored red, blue, green, and yellow, what is the sample space for one spin?

Back

Red, Blue, Green, Yellow

Front

What does it mean if an event is 'certain'?

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An event is certain if it is guaranteed to happen, meaning its probability is 1.

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What does it mean if an event is 'impossible'?

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An event is impossible if it cannot happen, meaning its probability is 0.

Front

How do you represent a sample space for rolling a six-sided die?

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

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What is the sample space for drawing a card from a standard deck of 52 cards?

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{Ace of Hearts, 2 of Hearts, ..., King of Spades} (all 52 cards)