Introductory Statistics 9th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1-11905-571-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-11905-571-6

Chapter 4 - Section 4.1 - Experiment, Outcome, and Sample Space - Exercises - Page 133: 4.1

Answer

Experiment : A process with well-defined outcomes that, when performed, results in one and only one of the outcomes per repetition. Outcome: The result of the performance of an experiment Sample space: The collection of all sample points or outcomes of an experiment. Simple Event : An event that contains one and only one outcome of an experiment. It is also called an elementary event. Compound event: An event that contains more than one outcome of an experiment.

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Experiment : A process with well-defined outcomes that, when performed, results in one and only one of the outcomes per repetition. Outcome: The result of the performance of an experiment Sample space: The collection of all sample points or outcomes of an experiment. Simple Event : An event that contains one and only one outcome of an experiment. It is also called an elementary event. Compound event: An event that contains more than one outcome of an experiment.
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