Suppose cumulative population fraction P –from zero to one- is the independent variable, X is dependent of P through the relationship X=a*P^(a-1) [1]. In this case “I think” that P must be chosen with some aleatory procedure and X becomes defined at once for each generated value of P. So we can not say here that X is an aleatory variable. From [1] we derive the inverse function P=(X/a)^(1/(a-1)), so X becomes the independent variable and P is now dependent. X must be chosen from X minimum to X maximum with some aleatory process, so we can not say here that P is aleatory, because it is dependent of prior values of P and of the relationship that links it with X. They switched rolls. I would like to know your answers and comments.

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