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A distribution is a mathematical description of probabilities or frequencies.

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Is there a canonical probability distribution on an ordering/permutation

What is a good way of defining a non-uniform probability distribution on a permutation of k objects? For example, suppose the parameter was an ideal ordering, and the probability of an ordering was …
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$X \sim$ Poisson$(λ)$. What is the distribution of $X/c$? $(c > 0)$

Application: $X$ is the number of particles in a closed volume. $c$ is a constant that converts from particle count to ($>0$) molar concentration. For various reasons, I want to model $Y = X/c$ inst …
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