discrete uniform distribution

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
discrete distribution
gptkbp:category elementary probability distributions
gptkbp:cumulativeDistributionFunction F(x) = (floor(x) - a + 1)/n for a ≤ x < b
gptkbp:example rolling a fair die
drawing a card from a well-shuffled deck
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:probability_theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label discrete uniform distribution
gptkbp:meaning (a + b)/2
gptkbp:notation U(a, b)
gptkbp:parameter number of possible outcomes (n)
gptkbp:probability_mass_function P(X = x) = 1/n for x in {a, ..., b}
gptkbp:probability_of_each_outcome 1/n
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bernoulli_distribution
continuous uniform distribution
gptkbp:supports finite set of integers
gptkbp:used_in random sampling
simulations
games of chance
gptkbp:variant ((n^2)-1)/12
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:uniform_distribution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6