In: Statistics and Probability
Let
S = {s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6}
be the sample space associated with an experiment having the probability distribution shown in the accompanying table. If
A = {s1, s2}
and
B = {s1, s5, s6},
find the following.
Outcome | Probability | ||
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s1 |
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s2 |
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s3 |
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s4 |
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s5 |
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s6 |
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(a)
P(A)
=
P(B)
=
(b)
P(AC)
=
P(BC)
=
(c)
P(A ∩ B)
=
(d)
P(A ∪ B)
=
(e)
P(AC ∩ BC)
=
(f)
P(AC ∪ BC)
=
s1 | 1/3 | ||
s2 | 1/7 | ||
s3 | 1/6 | ||
s4 | 1/6 | ||
s5 | 1/21 | ||
s6 | 1/7 | ||
A = | {s1, s2} | 3456 | |
B = | {s1, s5, s6} | 234 | |
a) P(A) = | P(s1) + P(s2) = | 1/3 + 1/7 = | 10/21 |
b) P(B) = | P(s1) + P(s5) +P(s6) = | 1/3 + 1/21 + 1/7 = | 11/21 |
c) P(Ac) = | 1 - P(A) | 1 - 10/21 = | 11/21 |
d) P(Bc) = | 1 - P(B) | 1 - 11/21 = | 10/21 |
e) P(A and B) = | P(s1) | 1/3 | 1/3 |
f) P(A or B) = | P(s1) + P(s2) + P(s5) + P(s6) | 1/3 + 1/7+1/21 + 1/7 = 14/21 | 2/3 |
g) P(Ac and Bc) = | P(A or B)c = 1 - P(A or B) | 1 - 2/3 | 1/3 |
h) P(Ac or Bc) = | P(A and B)c = 1 - P(A and B) | 1 - 1/3 | 2/3 |