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Sometimes, in a random experiment, the sole items of interest are the individual outcomes and events. More often, the outcome is just the trigger for one or more consequences, which are the real focus of attention.
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Haigh, J. (2002). Random Variables. In: Probability Models. Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0169-7_4
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