Terminology (cont.)
example:
Experiment = Rolling a die.
S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
Events: F = observing a 4 = {4}
E = observing an even number = {2, 4, 6}
G = observing a number greater than 4 = {5, 6}
Note 1. An event is a subset of the sample space.
Note 2. An event is often denoted using a capital letter.