Random Variables Quiz

A random variable is a mathematical formalization of a quantity or object which depends on random events. It is a function from possible outcomes in a sample space to a measurable space, often to the real numbers.

The term 'random variable' is considered misleading because its mathematical definition is not actually random nor a variable. It is a function from possible outcomes in a sample space to a measurable space.

Informally, randomness typically represents some fundamental element of chance, such as in the roll of a die; it may also represent uncertainty, such as measurement error.

<p>A random variable maps possible outcomes to a measurable space, often to the real numbers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The interpretation of probability becomes philosophically complicated due to the various ways in which randomness and uncertainty are perceived and understood.</p> Signup and view all the answers