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We roll two fair dice (a black die and a white die). Let
x = the number on the black die − the number on the white
die,record x as the outcome of this random experiment.
(a) What is the probability space?
I will try to explain it in very simple words:
Finding the probability space means finding each possible event and its probability.
Let's do this with regards to the specific question at hand:
X = ( 1 - 1 to 6) = (0,-1,-2,-3,-4,-5)
= (2 - 1 to 6) = (1,0,-1,-2,-3,-4)
= (3 - 1 to 6) = (2,1,0,-1,-2,-3)
= (4 - 1 to 6) = (3,2,1,0,-1,-2)
= (5 - 1 to 6) = (4,3,2,1,0,-1)
= (6 - 1 to 6) = (5,4,3,2,1,0)
X = (0,0,0,0,0,0,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-2,-2,-2,-2,-3,-3,-3,-4,-4,-5,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,5)
Probability of getting 0 = 6/36
Probability of getting - 1 = 5/36
Probability of getting - 2 = 4/36
Probability of getting - 3 = 3/36
Probability of getting - 4 = 2/36
Probability of getting - 5 = 1/36
Probability of getting 1 = 5/36
Probability of getting 2 = 4/36
Probability of getting 3 = 3/36
Probability of getting 4 = 2/36
Probability of getting 5 = 1/36
You may also assert that the sum of the probabilities of these events is equal to 1:
Sum = 6/36 + 5/36 + 4/36 + 3/36 + 2/36 + 1/36 + 5/36 + 4/36 + 3/36 + 2/36 + 1/36
= 1
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