Chapter 1

MGB Introduction to the Theory of Statistics

2. Let Ri = ith red ball, Wi = ith white ball and Bi = ith blue ball where i = 1, 2 and 3.
(a)(i) Sample space
= {(R1, R1), (R2, R1), (R3, R1), (R1, W1), (R1, W2), (R2, W1),
(R2, W2), (R3, W1), (R3, W2), (R1, B1), (R1, B2), (R1, B3),
(R2, B1), (R2, B2), (R2, B3), (R3, B1), (R3, B2), (R3, B3),
(W1, R1), (W2, R1), (W1, W1), (W1, W2), (W2, W1), (W2, W2),
(W1, B1), (W1, B2), (W1, B3), (W2, B1), (W2, B2), (W2, B3),
(B1, R1), (B1, W1), (B1, W2), (B1, B1), (B1, B2), (B1, B3)}
(a)(ii) Probability that both balls will be of the same color
= P(both red) + P(both white) + P(both blue)
3 1 2 2 1 3 10 5
= ( )( ) + ( )( ) + ( )( ) = =
6 6 6 6 6 6 36 18
2(b)(i) Sampling with replacement, probability that all three colors are represented
= P(RWB) + P(RBW) + P(WBR) + P(WRB) + P(BWR) + P(BRW)

4 4 4 2
= 6 [( ) ( ) ( )] =
12 12 12 9

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