.. _parametric_models:

Parametric models
-----------------
A parametric model defines a distribution family with a finite  number
of parameters :math:`\vect{\theta}`. The distribution may be
continuous or discrete.

.. topic:: API:

    - See the available :ref:`parametric distributions <parametric_distributions>`.

.. topic:: Examples:

    - See :doc:`/auto_probabilistic_modeling/distributions/plot_quick_start_guide_distributions`

.. topic:: References:

    - [saporta1990]_
    - [dixon1983]_
    - [bhattacharyya1997]_