sample space

American

noun

Mathematics.

the collection of all possible results of an experiment, represented as points.

sample space British

noun

statistics the set of possible outcomes of an experiment; the range of values of a random variable

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Etymology

Origin of sample space

First recorded in 1950–55

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To calculate the probability of an event, we divide the number of possible outcomes of the event by the number of possible outcomes of the sample space.

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For example, the sample space for rolling a dice is the set 1,2,3,4,5,6.This notation is referred to as roster notation.

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The Health Index Scores are the sample space.

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Because this is a conditional probability, we restrict the sample space to consider only those outcomes that have a blue marble in the first draw.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020

It generally consists of a box that represents the sample space S or universe of the objects of interest together with circles or ovals.

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