Definition:Random Selection
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Definition
A manner of selecting objects from some larger collection of objects is said to be random if the selection is made according to chance.
That is, there is no strict rule or procedure that predictably determines the outcome of the selection.
See experiment and random variable for a precise mathematical treatment of randomness.
Also see
Sources
- 1970: Michael C. Gemignani: Calculus and Statistics: $\S 2.1$