Trial
What Trial means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Trial
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
One performance of the random experiment being considered.
One repetition of a probability experiment.
Topics that use Trial
- Probability (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- bias
- Conditional probability
- Equally likely outcomes
- Event
- Expected frequencies
- Expected frequency
- expected outcomes
- Fair randomising device
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