nLab law of a random variable

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Idea

Given a probability space (S,,μ)(S,\mathcal{F},\mu) and a random variable or random element f:SXf \colon S \to X, the law or distribution of ff (or sometimes, of XX) is the probability measure on XX which to a measurable subset AXA\subseteq X assigns the probability that ff takes values in AA.

In particular, the law of ff is the pushforward of μ\mu along ff.

Examples

Example

The law of a deterministic random variable is a Dirac measure.

See also

category: probability

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