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A planned operation carried out under controlled conditions is called an:Read the answer and worked solution →If the result of an experiment is not fixed in advance, it is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →A single result of an experiment is called an:Read the answer and worked solution →The set of every possible outcome of an experiment is the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A planned operation carried out under controlled conditions is called an:

  1. Experiment
  2. Exposition
  3. Expedition
  4. Expression
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Correct answer: A. Experiment

1. The conditions are fixed in advance. 2. The result is then observed. 3. That is an experiment. _Source: OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e, Chapter 3, Probability Topics._

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If the result of an experiment is not fixed in advance, it is called a:

  1. Charter experiment
  2. Chance experiment
  3. Charge experiment
  4. Chapter experiment
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Correct answer: B. Chance experiment

1. Some experiments always give the same result. 2. This one does not. 3. That is a chance experiment. _Source: OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e, Chapter 3, Probability Topics._

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A single result of an experiment is called an:

  1. Outcome
  2. Outlook
  3. Outline
  4. Outpost
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Correct answer: A. Outcome

1. One run gives one result. 2. That result has a name. 3. It is an outcome. _Source: OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e, Chapter 3, Probability Topics._

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