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5.3.10 Sample Space
The sample space denoted by S is the set of all possible outcomes of an experiment. For a single
die rolling experiment, the sample space will be {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. When we roll a pair of dice,
sample space or all possible elementary events are given as
(1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 4) (1, 5) (1, 6)
(2, 1) (2,2) (2,3) (2,4) (2,5) (2,6)
(3, 1) (3,2) (3,3) (3,4) (3,5) (3,6)
(4, 1) (4,2) (4,3) (4,4) (4,5) (4,6)
(5, 1) (5,2) (5,3) (5,4) (5,5) (5,6)
(6, 1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) (6,5) (6,6)
In the experiment of rolling a pair of dice, the sample space contains 36 possible outcomes.
Inother words, we can say all the 36 possible ...