Combinatorics
Probability & Statistics
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Probability & statistics
Triangle distribution
Example:
Let's consider again the random experiment
of rolling two six-sided dice. We have already
set the related table:
| sum (event) |
number of related
outcomes |
probability |
| 2 |
1 |
1/36 |
| 3 |
2 |
2/36 |
| 4 |
3 |
3/36 |
| 5 |
4 |
4/36 |
| 6 |
5 |
5/36 |
| 7 |
6 |
6/36 |
| 8 |
5 |
5/36 |
| 9 |
4 |
4/36 |
| 10 |
3 |
3/36 |
| 11 |
2 |
2/36 |
| 12 |
1 |
1/36 |
The related triangle distribution is shown
in the figure:
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