Sample Space, Events and Probability
For any event E, we refer to P(E) as the probability of E. Here are some examples. Example 8 Tossing a fair coin. In this case, the probability measure is given by P(H) = P(T) = 1 2. If the coin is not fair, the probability measure will be di erent. Example 9 Tossing a fair die. In this case, the probability measure is given by P(1) = P(2 ...
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