Chapter 12, Problem 1CCE

What is probability table?

To determine

The probability table in general.

Answer to Problem 1CCE

Solution:

A probability table is a table that lists all the possible outcomes of an experiment and the corresponding probability of each outcome occurring.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Instruction to explain the probability table

Explanation:

An experiment consists of all possible outcomes.

For example: In the tossing a coin experiment, there are two possible outcomes like head and tail.

The probability of each outcome is $\frac{1}{2}$.

The table to represent the outcomes and the corresponding probabilities is

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Outcomes}& \text{Probability}\\ \text{Head}& \frac{1}{2}\\ \text{Tail}& \frac{1}{2}\end{array}$

The above table shows the possible outcomes of an experiment and their corresponding probabilities.

Also, the sum of probabilities is $1$ that is $\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}=1$

Therefore, the table represents a probability table.

Thus, a probability table is a table that lists all the possible outcomes of an experiment and the corresponding probability of each outcome occurring.