Random experiment

Index: The Book of Statistical Proofs ▷ General Theorems ▷ Probability theory ▷ Random experiments ▷ Random experiment

Definition: A random experiment is any repeatable procedure that results in one out of a well-defined set of possible outcomes.

The set of possible outcomes is called sample space.
A set of zero or more outcomes is called a random event.
A function that maps from events to probabilities is called a probability function.

Together, sample space, event space and probability function characterize a random experiment.

Sources:

Wikipedia (2020): "Experiment (probability theory)"; in: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, retrieved on 2020-11-19; URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment_(probability_theory).

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