Probability histogram
A probability histogram is a bar graph of a discrete probability distribution in which each bar's height is the probability of that value.
A probability histogram looks like a histogram of data, except the bar heights are probabilities instead of counts, so the heights add to 1. Rolling a fair die gives six bars of equal height , and . The mean of the random variable is the balance point of the picture, which for the die is (mu-X, the mean of X). You read shape from it the same way you read shape from data: look for symmetry, skew, and gaps.
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