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Finding probability in a finite space is a counting problem

--> Counting | Combinatorics | Multiplication Principle | Sampling HOME VIDEOS CALCULATOR COMMENTS COURSES FOR INSTRUCTOR LOG IN FOR INSTRUCTORS Sign In Email: Password: Forgot password? ← previous next → Video Available 2.1 Counting Remember that for a finite sample space $S$ with equally likely outcomes, the probability of an event $A$ is given by $$P(A)=\frac{|A|}{|S|}=\frac{M}{N}$$ Thus, finding probability of $A$ reduces to a counting problem in which we need to count how many elements are in $A$ and $S$. In this section, we will discuss ways to count the number of elements in a

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