In statistics, a trial refers to an individual experiment or observation within an experiment. It represents one attempt at obtaining data or information related to a specific research question or hypothesis.
Related terms
Bernoulli Trial: A statistical experiment with two possible outcomes, usually referred to as success or failure.
Independent Trials: Trials in which the outcome of one trial does not affect the outcome of any other trials.
Sample Space: The set of all possible outcomes for a given experiment or random phenomenon.