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  1. Mathematics Stack Exchange

    What is the difference and relationship between the binomial and Bernoulli distributions? probability statistics random-variables binomial-distribution bernoulli-distribution

  2. What is a distribution ? Why it's not really a function?

    Nov 10, 2018 · I don't understand. It's the same? Under the described identification, not every function has a derivative which is a function, but all functions have derivatives which are distributions, and …

  3. What is the formal definition of "probability distribution"?

    Feb 1, 2019 · I think the term "probability distribution" is more common than "probabilistic distribution" (which I haven't heard anyone use), so maybe for clarity the question should ask for a definition of …

  4. What is a distribution - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Apr 27, 2020 · So distribution is a subspace of manifold but is it possible that (under certain circumstances) it becomes submanifold of a manifold ???

  5. Sampling from a distribution - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Jun 18, 2020 · In many cases we use sampling from a distribution. Also in programming languages they implement it. But I wonder now what is the process of generating a sample from a probability …

  6. probability - Distribution of the product of two (or more) uniform ...

    Distribution of the product of two (or more) uniform random variables Ask Question Asked 11 years, 11 months ago Modified 11 months ago

  7. What do $\\pi$ and $e$ stand for in the normal distribution formula?

    However, what are e e and π π doing there? π π is about circles and the ratio to its diameter, for example. e e is mostly about exponential functions, specifically about the fact that d dxex =ex d d x e …

  8. functional analysis - Why is a distribution called a distribution ...

    Sep 16, 2019 · The use of the term "distribution" in both statistical distributions and generalized functions (as in distribution theory) reflects a deeper, shared foundation. Both concepts describe how …

  9. statistics - What is CDF - Cumulative distribution function ...

    Jul 19, 2011 · The distribution of the latter example can be described by the probabilities of individual (atomic) events, the former case needs a notion of probability density function.

  10. probability theory - Definition of "identical in distribution ...

    Nov 22, 2019 · 3 While one can find various online references (and in books) for the definition of "convergence in distribution", I have several times today been stumped (as a non-probabilist) by the …