A sample of three transmissions taken from an automobile assembly line were examined to determine whether the transmissions were defective (d) or non-defective (n). What is an appropriate sample space for this experiment?

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A sample of three transmissions taken from an automobile assembly line were examined to determine whether the transmissions were defective (d) or non-defective (n). What is an appropriate sample space for this experiment?

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For each transmission, there are 2 possible outcomes d and n.

There are 3 transmissions.

So the appropriate sample space for this experiment is= {ddd, ddn, dnd, dnn, ndd, ndn, nnd, nnn}

 

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