alleryStart learning →In probability, the set of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called what?
AThe single trial
BThe sample space
CThe chance event
DThe fair outcome
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The sample space
1. Each attempt at an experiment produces one result, called an outcome.
2. Collecting every outcome that could possibly happen gives the sample space.
3. A trial is one attempt at the experiment, not the full collection of possibilities.
_Source: OpenStax High School Statistics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "Descriptive Statistics" and Ch 3 "Probability Topics", section 3.1 Terminology_
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