1.9 - Summary
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Practice Questions
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What is a random experiment?
💡 Hint: Think about experiments that involve chance, like coin flips.
List the two outcomes of a coin toss.
💡 Hint: What can happen when you flip a coin?
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What defines a random experiment?
💡 Hint: Think about the word 'random.'
T or F: A sample space includes only favorable outcomes.
💡 Hint: What outcomes are included in a total set?
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Challenge Problems
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A light bulb’s lifetime is modeled as a continuous random variable. If the expected lifetime is 1000 hours, describe how you might analyze the probability of a bulb lasting less than 800 hours.
💡 Hint: Consider how distributions define probabilities over ranges.
In an experiment of rolling two dice, compute the probability of getting a sum of 7. Explain your methodology.
💡 Hint: Think about combining different outcome pairs.
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