Probability distribution
Also called a probability function, a function that describes all the values that the random variable can take and the probability associated with each. |
Similar financial terms
Probability functionA function that assigns a probability to each and every possible outcome.
Probability density function
The probability function for a continuous random variable.
Probability
The relative likelihood of a particular outcome among all possible outcomes.
Normal probability distribution
A probability distribution for a continuous random variable that is forms a symmetrical bell-shaped curve around the mean.
Base probability of loss
The probability of not achieving a portfolio expected return.
Cumulative probability distribution
A function that shows the probability that the random variable will attain a value less than or equal to each value that the random variable can take on.
Lognormal distribution
A varaible has a lognormal distribution when the logarithm of the variable has a normal distribution.
Standardized normal distribution
A normal distribution with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.
Skewed distribution
Probability distribution in which an unequal number of observations lie below and above the mean.
Secondary Distribution
The redistribution to the public of a block of shares owned by an existing shareholder (not from the corporate treasury).
