An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications (6th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-13411-421-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13411-421-7

Chapter 2 Probability - 2.3 The Probability Function - Questions - Page 31: 17

Answer

The following probabilities of the events are arranged from smallest to largest: \[\begin{align} & (A\cap B) \\ & [(A\cap B)\cup (A\cap C)] \\ & (A) \\ & (A\cup B) \\ & (S)\text{ } \\ \end{align}\]

Work Step by Step

Let A, B and C be three events defined on a sample space, S. We want to arrange the probabilities of the events \[(A\cup B),\text{ }(A\cap B),\text{ }A,\text{ }S,\text{ }(A\cap B)\cup (A\cap C)\] from smallest to largest. Hence we are using Venn diagram. Since, \[P(S)=1\] From a Venn diagrams we can see that the order is, \[\begin{align} & (A\cap B) \\ & [(A\cap B)\cup (A\cap C)] \\ & (A) \\ & (A\cup B) \\ & (S)\text{ } \\ \end{align}\]
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