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Relationships among probability distributions
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Probability_theory/mFBn51rE">probability theory</a> and <a href="/facts/Statistics/DNPsKGYU">statistics</a>, there are several relationships among <a href="/facts/Probability_distributions/EpsKKVRu">probability distributions</a>. These relations can be categorized in the following groups: </p> <ul><li>One distribution is a special case of another with a broader parameter space</li> <li>Transforms (function of a random variable);</li> <li>Combinations (function of several variables);</li> <li>Approximation (limit) relationships;</li> <li>Compound relationships (useful for Bayesian inference);</li> <li><a href="/facts/Duality_(mathematics)/8jGuyQIU">Duality</a>;</li> <li><a href="/facts/Conjugate_prior/ScCFcs8b">Conjugate priors</a>.</li></ul>