Quick probability question regarding not-so-obvious answer
Consider an experiment that consists of determining the type of job, either blue- collar or white-collar, and the political affiliation, Republican, Democratic, or Independent, of the 15 members of an adult soccer team.
How many outcomes are • (a) in the sample space?
The answer is not $2*3*15$ although I thought it was. How do I solve for this?
Each person has $2*3=6$ possible cases. You have to multiply them all together, getting $6^{15}$