Experiment

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛr.ə.mənt/ Explain

In probability, an experiment is making an event happen, and recording the outcome.

For example, when we flip a coin and write down whether it came out heads or tails, we are doing an experiment. The event is the coin toss. The outcome is whether the coin shows heads or tails.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, experiment. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 75. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book
2. Grinstead, Charles M. and Snell, J. Laurie. Introduction to Probability. pg 1. Last Accessed 7/9/2018. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/teaching_aids/books_articles/probability_book/amsbook.mac.pdf. Buy the book
3. Murray Spiegel, John Schiller. Schaum's Outline of Probability and Statistics. 3rd edition. pg 3. McGraw-Hill. August 26, 2008. Last Accessed 7/9/2018. Buy the book
4. Sheldon M. Ross. Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists. 4th edition. pp 1-2. Academic Press. February 13, 2009. Last Accessed 7/9/2018. Buy the book

More Information

• McAdams, David E.. Probability. lifeisastoryproblem.com. lifeisastoryproblem.com. 4/3/2009. http://www.lifeisastoryproblem.com/probability/index.html.

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Experiment. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/e/experiment.html.

Revision History

12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
7/5/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, implemented new Geogebra protocol. (McAdams, David E.)
2/2/2010: Added "References". (McAdams, David E.)
6/7/2008: Corrected spelling. (McAdams, David E.)
7/12/2007: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)