A _______________ for a random phenomenon describes all the possible outcomes and indicates how to assign probabilities to any collection of outcomes.
A) standard deviation
B) median
C) probability model
D) boxplot
E) scatterplot

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A probability model is specifically designed to describe a random phenomenon, including all possible outcomes and the assignment of probabilities to those outcomes. The other choices are not appropriate for this purpose - standard deviation is a measure of variability, median is a measure of central tendency, boxplot is a graphical display of data distribution, and scatterplot is a display of the relationship between two variables.

A _______________ for a Random Phenomenon Describes All the Possible