SOLUTION: A sample of 3 transistors taken from a local electronics store was examined to determine whether the transistors were defective (d) or non-defective (n). What is an appropriate sam

Question 1100599: A sample of 3 transistors taken from a local electronics store was examined to determine whether the transistors were defective (d) or non-defective (n). What is an appropriate sample space for this experiment?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
here's a good reference:

https://www.thoughtco.com/sample-space-3126571

you have 3 transistors and test test to see which ones are defective.

they are either defective (d) or non-defective (n)

your sample space is the set of all possible outcomes of the test.

for this test, the set of all possible outcomes would be:

ddd
ddn
dnd
dnn
ndd
ndn
nnd
nnn

since each transistor can have 2 states (defective or non-defective), and there are 3 transistors, then the number of possible outcomes would be 2*2*2 = 8.

if there were only 2 transistors, then the number of possible outcomes would be 2*2 = 4 and the set of all possible outcomes would be:

dd
dn
nd
nn

if there were only one transistor, then the number of possible outcomes would be 2 and the set of all possible outcomes would be:

d
n

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