Lecture (Introduction and Basics)
Lecture (Introduction and Basics)
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An Event , E
The event, E, is any subset of the sample space, S. i.e.
any set of outcomes (not necessarily all outcomes) of
the random phenomena
Venn
S diagram
E
The event, E, is said to have occurred if after the
outcome has been observed the outcome lies in E.
S
E
Examples
A B
Set operations on Events
Union
Let A and B be two events, then the union of A
and B is the event (denoted by AB) defined by:
A B = {e| e belongs to A or e belongs to B}
A
B
A B
The event A B occurs if the event A occurs or
the event and B occurs .
A
B
A B
Intersection
A B
The event A B occurs if the event A occurs and
the event and B occurs .
A
B
A B
Complement
A
A
The event A occurs if the event A does not
occur
A
A
Definition: mutually exclusive
Two events A and B are called mutually
exclusive if:
A B f
A B