alleryStart learning →In probability, what is an experiment?
AAn activity with an observable result
BA subset of the sample space listed
CA list of every outcome and its chance
DA number between zero and one inclusive
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. An activity with an observable result
1. An experiment is any activity whose result can be observed, such as rolling a number cube or tossing a coin.
2. The results it can produce are its outcomes.
3. Collecting every possible outcome gives the sample space.
4. A subset of that sample space is an event, so that describes a later idea rather than the experiment itself.
_Source: OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry (CC BY 4.0), Ch 13 "Sequences, Probability and Counting Theory", section 13.7 Probability_
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