discrete distributions

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A discrete distrbution is a probability distribution where the underlying data are discrete such as integers or a finite set of values. Examples include the probabilities of different eye colours in a population (categorical underlying data), or the score after trou=wing a pair of dice (numerical underlying data).

Used on Chap. 7: page 140