probability distribution

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Their analysis showed that the resulting probability distribution did not align with the intended target and revealed extra noise in the experiment that had not been evaluated before.

From Science Daily

By tracking the location, speed and acceleration of all the players at the moment a returner fields the ball through player tracking data gathered by chips in the players’ pads and comparing it to historical data from the previous four seasons, the model is then able to estimate the probability distribution of how many yards a returner could be expected to gain.

From Seattle Times

It comes from constructing what’s called a probability distribution, and requires some basic grade-school statistics.

From Washington Post

For example, if a county’s population is 5,000, it may be reported as 5,005 or any other randomly drawn value from a specified probability distribution.

From Slate

But once confronted with the probability distribution for survival, the human spirit may choose to defy all odds and behave as a statistical outlier.

From Scientific American