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* At a constant average rate
* At a constant average rate


Notably, it models time until some event has happened. The reason it
Exponential distribution has the '''memoryless property''': the
works eludes me (beyond the scope of my course).
probability to an event does not change no matter how much time has
passed.
 
In probability terms, the probability that we must wait an
additional <math>t</math> units given that we have waited <math>s</math>
units
 
<math>
P(T > t + s | T > s) = P(T > t) = e^{-\lambda t}
</math>
 
Notably, it models time until some event has happened.


==== PDF ====
==== PDF ====
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==== Mean ====
==== Mean ====
Integration by parts


<math>
<math>
\mu_X = \frac{ 1 }{ \lambda }
\mu_X = \frac{1}{\lambda}
</math>
</math>


==== Variance ====
==== Variance ====
Integration by parts


<math>
<math>
\sigma^2 = \frac{ 1 }{ \lambda^2 }
\sigma^2 = \frac{ 1 }{ \lambda^2 }
</math>
</math>

Revision as of 08:39, 1 March 2024

Continuous random variables have an inifinite number of values for any given interval. While similar, the approach to analysis is very different from discrete variables

  • Summation becomes integration
  • Probability becomes area under a curve

Probability Distribution Function

The probability density function (pdf) maps a continuous variable to a probability density.

As the name "density" suggests, the area under the pdf curve between a range is the probability of the variable being in that range.


Total area under the curve must be , as chances of events happening is 100% if the range includes all possible events.

There is no area under a single point

Mean and Variance

The mean and variance calculations are pretty much the same as that of discrete random variables, except the summations are swapped out for integrals.

Median and Percentile

The a-th percentileis the point at which a percent the area under the curve is to one side. You want to be a%, the calculation of which is in the page above.

By the same logic, the quartiles are at 25%, 50%, and 75% accordingly.

Uniform Distribution

Uniform random variable is described by two parameters: is minimum, and is maximum. It has a rectangular distribution, where every point has the same probability density.

PDF

CDF

Mean

Variance

Exponential Distribution

The exponential distribution models events that occurs

  • Continuously
  • Independently
  • At a constant average rate

Exponential distribution has the memoryless property: the probability to an event does not change no matter how much time has passed.

In probability terms, the probability that we must wait an additional units given that we have waited units

Notably, it models time until some event has happened.

PDF

CDF

Mean

Integration by parts

Variance

Integration by parts