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Discrete Random Variables
Let X be a Random variable. If the no:
of possible values of X is finite or countably
infinite,X is called a discrete random
variable. The possible values of X may be
listed as x1,x2,««..In the finite case the
list terminates . In the countably infinite
case the list continues indefinitely.
xample 1:
The no: of jobs arriving each week at a job shop is
observed.The random variable of interest is X,
where
X=Num of jobs arriving each week
(pmf) of X.
xample 2
xperiment of tossing a single die.
X: Num of spots on the up face of the die after the
toss
Rx={1,2,3,4,5,6}
Assume the die is loaded so that the probability that
a given face lands up is proportional to the num of
spots showing.
Then,
The discrete probability distribution for this random
experiment is given by
xi 1 2 3 4 5 6
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