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Rounding of discrete variables

Probability 2025-04-10 v1

Abstract

Let XX be a random variable that takes its values in 1qZ\frac{1}{q}\mathbb{Z}, for some integer q2q\ge2, and consider XX rounded to an integer, either downwards or upwards or to the nearest integer. We give general formulas for the characteristic function and moments of the rounded variable. These formulas complement the related but different formulas in the case that XX has a continuous distribution, which was studied by Janson (2006).

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@article{arxiv.2504.06601,
  title  = {Rounding of discrete variables},
  author = {Svante Janson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.06601},
  year   = {2025}
}

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11 pages

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