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Sample Space

The document explains the concept of sample space in probability, defining it as the set of all possible outcomes of an experiment. It provides examples of various experiments, including tossing a dime, spinning a spinner, rolling a die, and selecting a marble from a jar, along with their respective probabilities. It concludes by stating that the sum of the probabilities of all distinct outcomes in a sample space equals 1.

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Sample Space

The document explains the concept of sample space in probability, defining it as the set of all possible outcomes of an experiment. It provides examples of various experiments, including tossing a dime, spinning a spinner, rolling a die, and selecting a marble from a jar, along with their respective probabilities. It concludes by stating that the sum of the probabilities of all distinct outcomes in a sample space equals 1.

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Definition: The sample space of an experiment is the set of all possible outcomes of that

experiment.

The sample space of Experiment 1 is: {head, tail}

Experiment 1: What is the probability of each outcome when a


dime is tossed?
Outcomes: The outcomes of this experiment are head and
tail.
Probabilities: 1
P(head) =
2

1
P(tail) =
2

Experiment 2: A spinner has 4 equal sectors colored yellow, blue,


green and red. What is the probability of landing on
each color after spinning this spinner?
Sample Space: {yellow, blue, green, red}
Probabilities: P(yellow 1
=
) 4

1
P(blue) =
4

1
P(green) =
4

1
P(red) =
4

Experiment 3: What is the probability of each


outcome when a single 6-sided
die is rolled?
Sample Space: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
Probabilities: P(1 1
=
) 6

P(2 1
=
) 6

P(3 = 1
) 6

P(4 1
=
) 6

P(5 1
=
) 6

P(6 1
=
) 6

Experiment 4: A glass jar contains 1 red, 3 green, 2 blue and 4


yellow marbles. If a single marble is chosen at
random from the jar, what is the probability of each
outcome?
Sample Space: {red, green, blue, yellow}
Probabilities: 1
P(red) =
10

3
P(green) =
10

2 1
P(blue) = =
10 5

P(yellow 4 2
= =
) 10 5

Summary: The sample space of an experiment is the set of all possible outcomes for that
experiment. You may have noticed that for each of the experiments above, the
sum of the probabilities of each outcome is 1. This is no coincidence. The sum
of the probabilities of the distinct outcomes within a sample space is 1.
The sample space for choosing a single card at random from a deck of 52
playing cards is shown below. There are 52 possible outcomes in this sample
space.
The probability of each outcome of this experiment is:
P(card 1
=
) 52
The sum of the probabilities of the distinct outcomes within this sample space is:
5
2
=1
5
2

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