Mathematics A-Level
Discrete distributions
What Discrete distributions means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Discrete distributions
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Models where the probabilities of separate outcomes sum, and the addition rule applies to disjoint outcomes of a discrete random variable.
Topics that use Discrete distributions
- Probability (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Binomial distribution
- Conditional probability
- continuity correction
- Event
- Independent events
- mutually exclusive events
- Normal distribution
- Random variable
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