Question

In each case, describe the sample space for the given experiment.
(a) A day in April is selected for a bicycle race.

(b) A person is asked the number of hours (to the nearest hour) they watched television yesterday.

Answer 1

Solution:

The sample space is a set of possible outcomes associated with the given experiment.

(a) The sample space associated with a day in April is selected for a bicycle race is:

S={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30}

(b) The sample space associated with a person is asked the number of hours (to the nearest hour) they watched television yesterday is:

S={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24}