In probability and statistics, a random variable, aleatory variable or stochastic variable is a variable whose value is subject to variations due to chance (i.e. randomness, in a mathematical sense).{rp|391} A random variable can take on a set of possible different values (similarly to other mathematical variables), each with an associated probabi...
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An economic or statistical variable that takes on multiple (or a continuum of) values, each with some probability that is specified by a probability distribution (or probability density function).
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(from the article `statistics`) A random variable is a numerical description of the outcome of a statistical experiment. A random variable that may assume only a finite number or an ... [6 related articles]
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An assignment of a numerical value to each outcome in a sample space
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A function that assigns a real number to each and every possible outcome of a random experiment.
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A nondeterministic function. See random. Contexts: statistics
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variable that may take any of the values of a specified set of values and for which a probability is associated with each isolated value or with each interval of values
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A function that assigns a real number to each and every possible outcome of a random experiment.
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A variable that may assume a set of values, each with fixed probabilities or probability densities (its distribution), in such a way that the total probability assigned to the distribution is unity; the random variable may be discrete, continuous, or mixed discrete-continuous. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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A function that assigns a real number to each and every possible outcome of a random experiment.
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A numerical quantity whose value is determined by the outcome of a random experiment.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a variable that may assume a set of values, each with fixed probabilities or probability densities (its distribution), in such a way that the total probability assigned to the distribution is unity; the random variable may be discrete, continuous, or mixed discrete-continuous.
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A variable that may assume any one of a number of different values, where the set of possible values is determined by a probability distribution, such as binomial or normal.
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[
n] - a variable quantity that is random
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variate noun a variable quantity that is random
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