1. What is the sample space for the chance experiment of selecting two students at random? 2. Are the outcomes in the sample space equally likely? Why? 3. What is the probability that the selected students are both from the science faculty?

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Section11.5: Interpreting Data
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The student council for a school of science and math has one representative from each
of seven academic departments:
Sciences faculty including: Biology (B), chemistry (C), physics (P),
Maths faculty including: statistics (S), Mathematics (M),
Technology sciences faculty including: artificial intelligence (AI), information
technology (IT).
Two of these students are to be randomly selected for inclusion on a university-wide
student committee.
1. What is the sample space for the chance experiment of selecting two students at
random?
2. Are the outcomes in the sample space equally likely? Why?
3. What is the probability that the selected students are both from the science
faculty?
Transcribed Image Text:The student council for a school of science and math has one representative from each of seven academic departments: Sciences faculty including: Biology (B), chemistry (C), physics (P), Maths faculty including: statistics (S), Mathematics (M), Technology sciences faculty including: artificial intelligence (AI), information technology (IT). Two of these students are to be randomly selected for inclusion on a university-wide student committee. 1. What is the sample space for the chance experiment of selecting two students at random? 2. Are the outcomes in the sample space equally likely? Why? 3. What is the probability that the selected students are both from the science faculty?
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