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Christopher D. Long πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

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Data science and optimization. Ex-San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Rockets. Google Foobar winner. He/him.
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4 days ago

When a probability-generating function for a random variable X is referenced, it's assumed X takes non-negative integer values. That's an interesting restriction. Are PGFs not useful for other discrete random variables? As one example, we wouldn't necessarily have convexity.