discreet random variable

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discreet random variable
Message posted by alex on March 26, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)

When calculating a dicreet random variable must the values in the finite set be whole numbers or can the be fractions or percentiles of numbers?
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Re: discreet random variable
Message posted by Jack Tomsky on March 28, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)

They can be any finite (or countable) set of numbers. They don't necessarily have to be integers.

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