Glossary. Calcitonin is a hormone known to participate in calcium and phosphorus metabolism. In mammals, the major source of calcitonin is from the parafollicular or C cells in the thyroid gland, but it is also synthesized in a wide variety of other tissues, including the lung and intestinal tract.
Statistics and Probability Dictionary. Select a term from the dropdown text box. The online statistics glossary will display a definition, plus links to other related web pages. Sample Space. A sample space is a set of elements that represents all possible outcomes of a statistical experiment .
Stats: Introduction to Probability. A sample space is the set of all possible outcomes. However, some sample spaces are better than others. Consider the experiment of flipping two coins. It is possible to get 0 heads, 1 head, or 2 heads. Thus, the sample space could be {0, 1, 2}. Another way to look at it is flip { HH, HT, TH, TT }. The second way is better because each event is as equally likely to occur as any other. When writing the sample space, it is highly desirable to have events which are equally likely.