SAMPLE SPACE

AND CARDINALITY
WK11-LAS1-SAP-II-11
Learning Target(s):
• At the end of the lesson, the
student should be able to
understand what is the cardinality
of a sample space.
SAMPLE SPACE
Sample space is all the possible
outcomes of an event. Sometimes
the sample space is easy to determine.
For example, if you roll a dice, 6 things
could happen. You could roll a 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, or 6
CARDINALITY
The cardinality of a set A is the
number of elements in the set, and is
represented by n(A).
Exercise:
A. List the outcomes of the sample space of the following experiments.
Then find the cardinality of the sample space.
1. Tossing three coins
S = {TTT, TTH, THH, THT, HHT, HTH, HTT, HHH}
n(S) = 8
2³ = 8
2. Rolling a die and tossing a coin simultaneously.
S = {1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 1T, 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T, 6T}
n(S) = 12 6¹(2¹) = 6(2) = 12
3. Tossing a coin and spinning the spinner with 8 numbers.
S = {H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8}
n(S) = 16 2(8) = 16
4. Getting a defective item when two items are randomly selected from a box
of two defective and three non-defective items.
S = {D₁D₂, D₁N₁, D₁N₂, D₁N₃, D₂N₁, D₂N₂, D₂N₃, N₂N₃, N₁N₂, N₁N₃}
n(S) = 10 ₅C₂ = 10
5. Drawing a spade from a standard deck of cards
n(S) = 52
6. Drawing a card greater than 7 from a deck of cards
n(S) = 52
 B. Find the cardinality of the sample of each experiment.
1. Tossing a Coin
n(S) = 2¹ = 2
2. Tossing Two Coins
n(S) = 2² = 4
3. Tossing Three Coins
n(S) = 2³ = 8
4. Rolling a Die
n(S) = 6¹ = 6
5. Rolling Two Dice
n(S) = 6² = 36
6. Rolling Three Dice
n(S) = 6³ = 216
7. Rolling a Die and Tossing a Coin Simultaneously
n(S) = 6¹(2¹) = 6(2) = 12
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY SAMSUDIN N. ABDULLAH, Ph.D.
 8.Rolling Two Dice and Two Coins Simultaneously
n(S) = 6²(2²) = 36(4) = 144
9. Rolling a Die and Tossing Three Coins Simultaneously
n(S) = 6¹(2³) = (6)(8) = 48
10. Rolling Three Dice and Tossing Three Coins
n(S) = (6³)(2³) = (216)(8) = 1,728
11. Drawing a Standard Deck of Cards
n(S) = 52
12. Drawing Three Balls from a Box Containing Ten Balls
n(S) = ₁₀C₃ = = = = 120
13. Drawing Four Marbles from an Urn Containing 15 Marbles
n(S) = ₁₅C₄ = = = = 1,365
14. Drawing Two Apples from a Basket Containing 8 Apples
n(S) = ₈C₂ = = = = 28

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY SAMSUDIN N. ABDULLAH, Ph.D.

LEARNING
EXPERIENCE
How will you solve the
cardinality of a sample space?