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Learn how probability distributions help investors assess potential returns and manage risks on assets like stocks. Discover key types: discrete and continuous distributions.

You can use the GENMOD procedure to fit a variety of statistical models. A typical use of PROC GENMOD is to perform Poisson regression. You can use the Poisson distribution to model the distribution ...

Continuous Variable: can take on any value between two specified values. Obtained by measuring. Discrete Variable: not continuous variable (cannot take on any value between two specified values).