Discrete Random Experiment

A discrete random experiment is a random experiment that involves a discrete sample space.

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• Example(s):
  • A Coin Toss Experiment: E.g. Toss a coin (with symbols: {H,T}) two consecutive times, and note the symbol on coin's exposed side.
  • A Dice Roll Experiment: E.g. Toss a dice (with symbols: {1,2,3,4,5,6}) three consecutive times, and note whether the three numbers add up to 9 or not.
  • A Card Draw Experiment: E.g. Select five cards (with 52 symbol pairs: {(ace,heart),...,(king,diamond)}), and note whether the set is a "flush", a "straight", a "straight flush", is "four of a kind", or other.
  • The sum of Two dice rolls, a complex Discrete Random Experiment.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Continuous Random Experiment, such as a Lifetime Experiment.
• See: Discrete.

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