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marginal distribution (Algorithm)

Given random variables $X_1, X_2, ... , X_n$ and a subset $I \subset \{1,2,...,n\}$ the marginal distribution of the random variables ${X_i : i \in I}$ is the following:

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$f_{\{X_i : i \in I\}}(\mathbf{x}) = \int_{\{x_i : i \notin I\}}^{}{ f_{X_1,...,X_n}(u_1,...,u_n) \prod_{ \{u_i : i \notin I\} }^{} du_i}$

summing if the variables are discrete and integrating if the variables are continuous.

This is, the marginal distribution of a set of random variables $X_1,...,X_n$ can be obtained by summing (or integrating) the joint distribution over all values of the other variables.

The most common marginal distribution is the individual marginal distribution (ie, the marginal distribution of ONE random variable).




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Other names:  marginal density function, marginal probability function
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Cross-references: joint distribution, continuous, discrete, variables, summing, subset, random variables

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AMS MSC60E05 (Probability theory and stochastic processes :: Distribution theory :: Distributions: general theory)

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