Discrete Uniform Random Variable

A discrete uniform random variable is a discrete random variable for which the probability of each outcome is the same.

Example

The roll of a die is a discrete uniform random variable and has a discrete uniform probability distribution.

The random variable X can take the values X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

Each outcome has a probability of 1/6.

The probability distribution and cumulative distribution functions are shown below:

Let’s observe a few values from the above table.

1P(3) = 1/6 or 0.1667
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3F(3) = 0.5
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5P(2<=X<=5) = 4\*1/6 = 0.667
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We can generalize this as follows:

1P(x) = 1/6 or 0.1667
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3Cumulative distribution function for any outcome i is F(xi) = i\*P(x)
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5Probability function for a range with k outcomes = k\*P(x)
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