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Sample Spaces and Assignment of Probability

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<strong>Probability</strong> <strong>Sample</strong> <strong>Spaces</strong> Assigning <strong>Probability</strong> ConclusionFinding <strong>Sample</strong> <strong>Spaces</strong>One <strong>of</strong> the first tasks in finding probability is to determine thesample space for the experiment.ExampleYou flip a fair coin. What is the sample space for this experiment?S = {H, T }ExampleYou roll a six-sided die <strong>and</strong> note the number which appears on top.What is the sample space for this experiment?S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

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