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EE277 Probability: Probability Axioms and Properties

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What is the main focus of the Probability course at the University of Benghazi?

Noise and queueing theory
Birth and death rates
Stochastic processes in electrical engineering (correct)
Telephone calls and games of chance

What is the purpose of the theory of probability?

To describe and predict averages of mass phenomena (correct)
To ensure that averages approach a constant value
To calculate the probability of an event A
To predict the exact outcomes of events

How is the probability of an event A defined?

As the exact outcome of the event
As a constant value
As the sum of all possible outcomes
As a number assigned to the event (correct)

Which topic does the Probability course NOT cover?

Birth and death rates (B) Signup and view all the answers

What kind of averages does the theory of probability deal with?

Averages that approach a constant value (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a random experiment?

A procedure that has a well-defined set of possible outcomes (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a sample space in the context of an experiment?

The set of all possible outcomes of an experiment (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is an event in the context of an experiment?

A subset of the sample space of an experiment (D) Signup and view all the answers

In the context of a lottery with 5 tickets, what is the sample space when two prizes to be awarded are the same?

{(1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (3, 4), (3, 5), (4, 5)} (C) Signup and view all the answers

What represents the event 'a head appears on the first coin' in the context of flipping two coins?

{(H,H), (H,T)} (B) Signup and view all the answers

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