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Sometimes I say random things. Choose the best meaning for random in the above sentence Haphazard, weird, out of the ordinary Without order or pattern Without prior knowledge, criteria or method By chance Without bias. A group of participants was selected at random for the survey.
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Sometimes I say random things. Choose the best meaning for random in the above sentence Haphazard, weird, out of the ordinary Without order or pattern Without prior knowledge, criteria or method By chance Without bias
A group of participants was selected at random for the survey. Choose the best meaning for random in the above sentence: The choice was unexpected or unpredictable People were chosen without order or reason The choice was fair, representative and/or without bias People were chosen by chance The choices were based on probability and everyone had a chance of being chosen
Meanings of RANDOM Colloquial: Sometimes I say random things. Haphazard, weird, out of the ordinary Statistical: A group of participants was selected at random for the survey. E. The choices were based on probability and everyone had a chance of being chosen
Statistical Definition of Random We call a phenomenon randomif individual outcomes are uncertain but there is nonetheless a regular distribution of outcomes in a large number of repetitions. The probability of any outcome of a random phenomenon is the proportion of times the outcome would occur in a very long series of repetitions.