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| − | A '''Bernoulli experiment''' (or '''Bernoulli trial''') is the simplest non-trivial random experiment imaginable: it's an experiment of which the outcome is random and can be either of two possibilities: | + | A '''Bernoulli experiment''' (or '''Bernoulli trial''') is the simplest non-trivial random experiment imaginable: it's an experiment of which the outcome is random and can be either of two possibilities: ''success'' and ''failure''. |
The standard example is ''tossing a coin''. | The standard example is ''tossing a coin''. | ||
[[category:Probability and Statistics]] | [[category:Probability and Statistics]] | ||
Revision as of 13:44, August 14, 2010
A Bernoulli experiment (or Bernoulli trial) is the simplest non-trivial random experiment imaginable: it's an experiment of which the outcome is random and can be either of two possibilities: success and failure.
The standard example is tossing a coin.