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Distributions give a general description of what the probabilities and events look like. The sample space, which is represented like <math>\Omega</math>, represents the set of all possible outcomes. For example, <math>\Omega =</math> {<math>1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6</math>} would represent the sample space of rolling a die. | Distributions give a general description of what the probabilities and events look like. The sample space, which is represented like <math>\Omega</math>, represents the set of all possible outcomes. For example, <math>\Omega =</math> {<math>1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6</math>} would represent the sample space of rolling a die. | ||
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Revision as of 19:17, 8 July 2024
Probability distribution is a function that gives the outcome of an event, to their corresponding probabilities. For example, in rolling a fair dice, with
sides,
would be
.
General Symbols/Definitions
Distributions give a general description of what the probabilities and events look like. The sample space, which is represented like
, represents the set of all possible outcomes. For example,
{
} would represent the sample space of rolling a die.
The difference in between Discrete