Set Notation Examples: Finding Sample Space and Events in Experiments, Assignments of Probability and Statistics

Examples of finding sample spaces and events using set notation in two experiments: rolling a single dice and flipping a coin twice. It covers defining events a, b, and c, and finding their intersections and unions.

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Pre 2010

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Set Notation Examples
1. Your experiment is to roll a single dice.
(a) What is the sample space Sfor this experiment.
(b) Define the events A, B, and C to be
A={1,2}B={1,3}C={2,4,6}
Find the following events.
i. AB
ii. AB
iii. A
iv. AC
v. AB
2. Your experiment is to flip a coin 2 times.
(a) What is the sample space Sfor your experiment.
(b) Define the events A, B and C to be
A={at least one head}B={exactly one head}C={no heads}
Find the following events.
i. AB
ii. BC
iii. AC
iv. BC
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Set Notation Examples

  1. Your experiment is to roll a single dice.

(a) What is the sample space S for this experiment.

(b) Define the events A, B, and C to be

A = { 1 , 2 } B = { 1 , 3 } C = { 2 , 4 , 6 } Find the following events. i. A ∪ B

ii. A ∩ B

iii. A

iv. A ∩ C

v. A ∩ B

  1. Your experiment is to flip a coin 2 times.

(a) What is the sample space S for your experiment.

(b) Define the events A, B and C to be

A = {at least one head} B = {exactly one head} C = {no heads} Find the following events. i. A ∩ B

ii. B ∪ C

iii. A ∩ C

iv. B ∩ C