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  2. Continuous or discrete variable - Wikipedia

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    In probability theory and statistics, the probability distribution of a mixed random variable consists of both discrete and continuous components. A mixed random variable does not have a cumulative distribution function that is discrete or everywhere-continuous. An example of a mixed type random variable is the probability of wait time in a queue.

  3. Random variable - Wikipedia

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    A mixed random variable is a random variable whose cumulative distribution function is neither discrete nor everywhere-continuous. [10] It can be realized as a mixture of a discrete random variable and a continuous random variable; in which case the CDF will be the weighted average of the CDFs of the component variables. [10]

  4. List of probability distributions - Wikipedia

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    This does not look random, but it satisfies the definition of random variable. This is useful because it puts deterministic variables and random variables in the same formalism. The discrete uniform distribution, where all elements of a finite set are equally likely. This is the theoretical distribution model for a balanced coin, an unbiased ...

  5. Probability distribution - Wikipedia

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    An absolutely continuous random variable is a random variable whose probability distribution is absolutely continuous. There are many examples of absolutely continuous probability distributions: normal , uniform , chi-squared , and others .

  6. Probability theory - Wikipedia

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    The random variable is said to have a continuous probability distribution if the corresponding CDF is continuous. If F {\displaystyle F\,} is absolutely continuous , i.e., its derivative exists and integrating the derivative gives us the CDF back again, then the random variable X is said to have a probability density function ( PDF ) or simply ...

  7. Probability density function - Wikipedia

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    In probability theory, a probability density function (PDF), density function, or density of an absolutely continuous random variable, is a function whose value at any given sample (or point) in the sample space (the set of possible values taken by the random variable) can be interpreted as providing a relative likelihood that the value of the ...

  8. Cumulative distribution function - Wikipedia

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    Cumulative distribution function for the exponential distribution Cumulative distribution function for the normal distribution. In probability theory and statistics, the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of a real-valued random variable, or just distribution function of , evaluated at , is the probability that will take a value less than or equal to .

  9. Memorylessness - Wikipedia

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    The only continuous random variable that is memoryless is the exponential random variable. It models random processes like time between consecutive events. [8] The memorylessness property asserts that the amount of time since the previous event has no effect on the future time until the next event occurs.