Sample Space, Outcomes, and Experiments

Sample Space, Outcomes, and Experiments

By Carmi Miguel

Deck of cards

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How many Jacks are there?

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How many Clubs are there?

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How many Aces are there?

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How many King of Clubs are there?

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How many 8 of spades are there?

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How many 6 of hearts are there?

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How many red cards are there?

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How many black cards are there?

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How many diamond cards are there?

Sample Space, Outcomes, and Experiments

Experiment

any procedure that can be infinitely repeated and has a well-defined set of possible outcomes

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Outcome

any possible result of an experiment

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Sample Space

set of all possible outcomes of an experiment

  (cannot be repeated)

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Experiment:

Tossing a coin​

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Outcome:

Head, Tail

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Sample Space:

SS: {Head, Tail}​

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Experiment: Tossing a single die

Outcome: ?

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Experiment: Tossing a single die

Outcome: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Sample Space: ?

Experiment:

Tossing a single die​

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Outcome:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Sample Space:

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

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Experiment: Choosing a letter from the word HAPPINESS

Outcome: H, A, P, P, I, N, E, S, S

Sample space: ?

Experiment:

Choosing a letter from the word HAPPINESS

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Outcome:

H, A, P, P, I N, E, S, S

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Sample Space:

SS: {H, A, P, I N, E, S}