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S2 Sampling distribution range question

Q: https://i.gyazo.com/3b4a6301b1b6d05bb896fcd554866edf.png
A: https://i.gyazo.com/e68c729af17ff10ebfba9490a3682883.png

Bit confused, thought it was asking me to write out the possible combinations, i.e 3,4,5,6 and their respective probabilities? If it wanted this what would it ask, and what exactly does range mean?

Thanks :smile:
Reply 1
Original post by Patrick2810
Q: https://i.gyazo.com/3b4a6301b1b6d05bb896fcd554866edf.png
A: https://i.gyazo.com/e68c729af17ff10ebfba9490a3682883.png

Bit confused, thought it was asking me to write out the possible combinations, i.e 3,4,5,6 and their respective probabilities? If it wanted this what would it ask, and what exactly does range mean?

Thanks :smile:


look at some similar examples here
Original post by Patrick2810
Q: https://i.gyazo.com/3b4a6301b1b6d05bb896fcd554866edf.png
A: https://i.gyazo.com/e68c729af17ff10ebfba9490a3682883.png

Bit confused, thought it was asking me to write out the possible combinations, i.e 3,4,5,6 and their respective probabilities? If it wanted this what would it ask, and what exactly does range mean?

Thanks :smile:


That is a rather deviously worded question; not surprised you had problems.

If it wanted, 3,4,5,6 it would have said the sum of the three balls.

Here the range of the three balls, is the highest value minus the lowest value.
E.g. (1,1,1), has a range of 1-1=0
(1,1,2) has a 2-1 = 1

Edit: Too slow again!
Reply 3
Original post by ghostwalker
That is a rather deviously worded question; not surprised you had problems.

If it wanted, 3,4,5,6 it would have said the sum of the three balls.

Here the range of the three balls, is the highest value minus the lowest value.
E.g. (1,1,1), has a range of 1-1=0
(1,1,2) has a 2-1 = 1

Edit: Too slow again!


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Original post by ghostwalker
That is a rather deviously worded question; not surprised you had problems.

If it wanted, 3,4,5,6 it would have said the sum of the three balls.

Here the range of the three balls, is the highest value minus the lowest value.
E.g. (1,1,1), has a range of 1-1=0
(1,1,2) has a 2-1 = 1

Edit: Too slow again!


Original post by TeeEm
look at some similar examples here


thanks both of you :smile:

so range - > look at possible samples and find ranges of each of them i,e (1,2,2) (1,1,1) etc
sum -> do what I did i.e find probabilities off each possible total sum
Original post by Patrick2810
thanks both of you :smile:

so range - > look at possible samples and find ranges of each of them i,e (1,2,2) (1,1,1) etc
sum -> do what I did i.e find probabilities off each possible total sum


Context is important.

"the range of the numbers on the balls" tells you that they are after the range of each random selection.

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