Sample Space
Important concept:
· An experiment is a process or action to observe its outcomes.
· A sample space is the set of all possible outcomes from an experiment. It can be represented in the form of set notation.
· Example : S ={(1,2),(1,3),(1,4)}
Example 1
Experiment: Tossing a fair coin
Sample space,
S = {Head, Tail}
Example 2
Experiment: A fair six-sided die is rolled.
Sample space, S ={1,2,3,4,5,6}
Example 3
Experiment: Drawing a ball from a bag containing three balls of the same size: white, black and green.
Sample space, S = {white ball, black ball, green ball}
