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The basic notion in probability is that of a random experiment: an experiment whose outcome cannot be determined in advance, but which is nevertheless subject to analysis. Examples of random experiments are:
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Kroese, D.P., Chan, J.C.C. (2014). Probability Models. In: Statistical Modeling and Computation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8775-3_1
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