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Chapter 03 - Probability
CHAPTER 3—Probability
3.1 [LO1]
Experiment—Any process of observation that has an uncertain outcome.
Event—A set of sample space outcomes.
Probability—The probability of an event is the sum of the probabilities of the sample space
outcomes that correspond to the event.
Sample Space—The set of all possible experimental outcomes.
3.2 [LO1]
The probability of an outcome must be between 0 and 1. The probabilities of all the
experimental outcomes must sum to 1.
3.3 [LO2]
a.
b. (1) AA
(2) AA, BB, CC
(3) AB, AC, BA, BC, CA, CB
(4) AA, AB, AC, BA, CA
(5) AA, AB, BA, BB
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c. Each outcome has probability 9 .
1
(1) 9
1 1
(2) 3 9 3
1 2
(3) 6 9 3
1 5
(4) 5 9 9
1 4
(5) 4 9 9
3.4 [LO2]
a.
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c. Each outcome has probability 8 .
1 1
(1) 2 8 4
1 3
(2) 3 8 8
1 3
(3) 3 8 8
1
(4) 8
3.5 [LO2]
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c. Each outcome has probability 16
1 1
(1) 4 16 4
1 11
(2) 11 16 16
1 15
(3) 15 16 16
1 1
(4) 2 16 8
3.6 [LO2]
c. 1 – NNNN
= 1 – (.9)(.9)(.9)(.9) = .3439
CHAPTER XXVII.