Question

Determine the sample space for the experiment.
Five coins are flipped and the number of heads observed is recorded.

Answer 1

The sample space is the set of all possible outcomes of the 5 trials.

Answer 2

So what would I choose out of
S={1,2,3,4,5}
S={5}
S={0,1,2,3,4,5}
S={HT,TH}
S={HHHHH}

Answer 3

thats 32 outcomes...

Answer 4

The correct choice is the set S = {0,1,2,3,4,5} where each number is the possible number of outcomes.

Answer 5

If I have only 5 coins, why does my answer have 6 choices?

Answer 6

The reason being that there is a probability of all tails and no heads.

Answer 7

Oh, ok. Thanks for helping me understand :)

Answer 8

You're very welcome. Thanks for the good question on my solution :)