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8 years ago
10) In each of the following situations, describe the sample space (i.e., possible outcomes) for the random phenomenon.
a) A seed is planted in the ground. It either germinates or fails to grow.


b) A patient with a usually fatal form of cancer is given a new treatment. The response variable is the length of time that the patient lives after treatment.


c) A student enrolls in a statistics course and at the end of the semester receives a letter grade.


d) A basketball player shoots four free throws. You record the sequence of hits and misses.


e) A basketball player shoots four free throws. You record the number of baskets she makes.

Note: (d) and (e) are different! In one case they are taking the "sequence" into account. Think about how that changes the question.
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8 years ago
c) A student enrolls in a statistics course and at the end of the semester receives a letter grade.

Sample space: S = {A, B, C, D, F, W, I}

d) A basketball player shoots four free throws. You record the sequence of hits and misses.

e) A basketball player shoots four free throws. You record the number of baskets she makes.

d) There are 16 possible outcomes:
{HHHH, HHHM, HHMH, HMHH, MHHH, HHMM, HMHM, HMMH, MHHM, MHMH, MMHH, HMMM, MHMM, MMHM, MMMH, MMMM}.
 
e) Sample space: S = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}.
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8 years ago
Thank you
did you by any chance know A and B?
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