discrete uniform distribution
What discrete uniform distribution means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel, WJEC.
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Reference: WJEC
Models n equally likely outcomes, each with probability 1/n.
A discrete distribution in which every possible value has the same probability.
Topics that use discrete uniform distribution
- Statistical distributions (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Statistical distributions (AS Unit 2: Applied Mathematics A) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- discrete random variable
- Binomial distribution
- binomial distribution model
- binomial versus Poisson
- compound events
- continuity correction
- Cumulative probability
- distribution selection
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