What is a discrete probability distribution? What two conditions determine a probability distribution?

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Dec 2, 2017

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Dec 2, 2017

"A discrete pdf is a pdf of a discrete variable like the number of eyes thrown by a dice."
"The sum of all probabilities is 1 and the probabilities are ">=" 0."

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"A discrete variable has a finite number of distinct values."
"Like the eyes thrown by a dice : 1,2,3,4,5, or 6."
"The discrete pdf for a dice throw is :"
"P[ X = k ] = 1/6 , k = 1,2,...,5,6."
"The pdf for the amount of rainfall in a month e.g. is not"
"discrete because there is no upper limit and the values"
"are continuous."