Sample Space

What is the sample space?

• 6 bears

• orange, green, red, white, yellow

• unlikely

• 2 red bears

The set of all possible outcomes of an experiment.

• Sample Space

• An outcome

• Equally Likely

You flip a coin. The sample space is:

• Heads

• Tails

• Heads, Tails

How many possible outcomes are on this spinner?

What is the sample space for this spinner?

• 1

• 8

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

• 50/50

Is each outcome equally likely?

• Yes, because 8 divided by 2 is 4.

• Yes, because each outcome is the same size, 1/8, of the spinner.

• No, there is not an equal chance of landing on each number.

• No, nothing in life is equally likely.

What is the sample space for this spinner?

• 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 8

What is the sample space for the spinner shown?

• {yellow}

• {yellow and blue}

• {red and green}

• {yellow, blue, green, red}

What is the sample space for choosing a letter from the word "DIVIDE?"

• D, I, V, E

• D, I, V, I, D, E

• D

• I

A(n) _____________________ is all the possible outcomes of an experiment.

• sample space

• trial

• experiment

• event