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Basic terminologies
Trial: A trial is just one attempt or one time you do the experiment. If you
flip a coin five times, each flip is a trial.
Event (outcomes): An event is what you're looking for or what you want to
happen during the experiment. For example, in rolling a dice, getting a 6 is
an event.
Sample Space (set of all possible values): The sample space is like a list of all
the things that could possibly happen in your experiment. If you roll a dice,
the sample space includes the numbers 1 through 6 because those are all
the possible outcomes.
Independent Event: Independent events are like trials that don't affect each
other. For example, if you flip a coin and then roll a dice, the outcome of the
coin flip doesn't change what happens when you roll the dice.
Dependent Event: Dependent events are like trials that do affect each other.
For instance, if you draw a card from a deck and don't put it back, the
chances of drawing a certain card change because one card has already
been taken out.