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1. Representing Sample Spaces
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Exercise 28 Page 888

The sample space of an experiment is the set of all possible outcomes.

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We will determine whether the following statement is sometimes, always or never true. When an outcome falls outside of the sample space, it is a failure.

We will recall the definition of a sample space.

Sample Space

The sample space of an experiment is the set of all possible outcomes.

For example, when flipping a coin, there are two possible outcomes: heads H or tails T. There are no other options. Therefore, we can write the sample space. {H, T} Consequently the outcomes cannot fall outside of the sample space, so the statement is never true.