Where does the term "marginal" in "marginal probability" or "marginal distribution" come from?

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score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 18 '18 at 14:24

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According to the Wikipedia article about marginal distribution:

These terms are dubbed "marginal" because they used to be found by summing values in a table along rows or columns, and writing the sum in the margins of the table.

edited Mar 18 '18 at 14:24

answered Apr 18 '16 at 06:36

Daniel

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Where does the term "marginal" in "marginal probability" or "marginal distribution" come from?

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