QUESTION: An experiment consists of selecting three items from a box containing several items. The three items are classified as defective (D) or non-defective (N) as they are selected. Give the sample space for this experiment. Which outcomes are in the events A, B, and C? a) A, Exactly one item defective b) B, At least two defectives in the three c) C, At most one defective in the three.

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An experiment consists of selecting three items from a box containing several items. The three items are
classified as defective (D) or non-defective (N) as they are selected. Give the sample space for this
experiment. Which outcomes are in the events A, B, and C?
a) A, Exactly one item defective
b) B, At least two defectives in the three
c) C, At most one defective in the three.

TOPIC: 
OBTAINING DATA
PROBABILITY
Sample Space and Relationships among Events
The Multiplicative Rule, Permutations, and Combinations
The Axioms of Probability
Conditional Probability
 SOME ELEMENTARY THEOREMS(RULES) OF PROBABILITY

SUBJECT: ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS

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