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Revision as of 07:30, 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.
Uniform Distribution
is minimum, and