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SAMPLE SPACE
Message posted by Jennifer on February 29, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)
Four coins are tossed and heads or tails is recorded. What is the sample space?
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Re: SAMPLE SPACE
Message posted by Vern Myers on February 29, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)
The "sample space" is simply the collection of all of the possible outcomes, i.e., 4 heads, 3 heads and one tail, 2 heads and 2 tails, 1 head and 3 tails, and 4 tails. The term "sample space" is used interchangeably with the terms "population" or "universe"; the large groups from which smaller samples may be taken.
Re: SAMPLE SPACE
Message posted by Jack Tomsky on March 1, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)
The sample space can also be defined as the set of sixteen quadruples; (H,H,H,H) ,(H,H,H,T), ..., (T,T,T,T).
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