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, ...

def perform_bernoulli_trials(n, p): """Perform n Bernoulli trials with success probability p and return number of successes.""" # Initialize number of successes: n_success n_success = 0 # Perform ...

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 ...

Abstract: This work provides new bounds on the difference between the entropies of two discrete random variables in terms of the local and total variation distances between their probability mass ...

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 ...