Probability Theory
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Sample Space
•S is the collection or set of all possible outcomes
of an experiment. It is the universal
set for this experiment.
–Discrete
Sample Space: Finite or countably infinite
set. (e.g. faces of a die, the positive
integers, students in this class)
–Continuous
Sample Space: not countable. (e.g. the
real line, battery voltage in a car)