A simple random sample is a subset of a statistical population where each member of the population is equally likely to be ...
Abstract: This article proposes an approximated Bayesian entropy estimator for a discrete random variable. An entropy estimator that achieves least square error is ...
ABSTRACT: The advent of the internet, as we all know, has brought about a significant change in human interaction and business operations around the world; yet, this evolution has also been marked by ...
A discrete random variable is a type of random variable that can take on a countable set of distinct values. Common examples include the number of children in a family, the outcome of rolling a die, ...
Discrete structures are omnipresent in mathematics, computer science, statistical physics, optimisation and models of natural phenomena. For instance, complex random graphs serve as a model for social ...
Abstract: Consider a system comprising sensors that communicate with a remote estimator by way of a so-called collision channel. Each sensor observes a discrete random variable and must decide whether ...
A random variable is a mathematical function that maps outcomes of random experiments to numbers. It can be thought of as the numeric result of operating a non-deterministic mechanism or performing a ...
Roll a die and ask students to identify the random variable. Since a die can only take on values of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, this is a discrete random variable. Repeat ...