SSTAPRO HOMEWORK

A. SAMPLE SPACE

S = {HHH, HHT, HTH, TTT, THT, THH, TTH, HTT}

B. POSSIBLE VALUES FOR Y

HHH 0

HHT 1

HTH 1

TTT 3

THT 2

THH 1

TTH 2

HTT 2

Y= {0, 1, 2, 3}
C. The random variable y is discrete because it is equal to 1.

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 D. PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION

NUMBER OF TAILS (Y) 0 1 2 3

PROBABILITY, P(Y) 1/8 3/8 3/8 1/8

P(Y) = 1

A. SAMPLE SPACE

S = {HHHH, HHHT, HTHH, HHTT,

 HTHT, THTH, HTTT,TTHT, TTTT,
 HHTH, THHH, HTTH, THHT, TTHH,
 THTT, TTTH}

B. POSSIBLE VALUES FOR X

HHHH 4

HHHT 3

HTHH 3

HHTT 2

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 HTHT 2

THTH 2

HTTT 1

TTHT 1

TTTT 0

HHTH 3

THHH 3

HTTH 2

THHT 2

TTHH 2

THTT 1

TTTH 1

X = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
C. The random variable x is discrete because it is equal to 1.

D. PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION

NUMBER OF
0 1 2 3 4
HEADS (X)

PROBABILITY
1/16 4/16 6/16 4/16 1/16
P(X)

P(X) = 1

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