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Random phenomena are described with stochastic variables and associated probability distribution functions. Stochastic variables take sets of possible values, and their probability distribution functions are maps of the stochastic variables that show the distributions of what to be observed.
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Cho, S. (2023). Probability Distribution Functions. In: Monte Carlo Simulations Using Microsoft EXCEL®. Synthesis Lectures on Mathematics & Statistics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33886-1_1
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