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Random Variables - Continuous

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16 to 18
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Given a probability density function find the mean, median and mode of the distribution.
What's your mean?
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What's your mean?

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16 to 18
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Can you work out the means of these distributions using numerical methods?
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pdf stories

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16 to 18
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Invent scenarios which would give rise to these probability density functions.
Circle \pdf
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Circle pdf

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16 to 18
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What happens if this pdf is the arc of a circle?
PCDF
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PCDF

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16 to 18
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When can a pdf and a cdf coincide?
Scale invariance
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Scale invariance

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16 to 18
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By exploring the concept of scale invariance, find the probability that a random piece of real data begins with a 1.
Exponential intersection
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Exponential intersection

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16 to 18
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Can the pdfs and cdfs of an exponential distribution intersect?
Normal intersection
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Normal intersection

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16 to 18
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Explore the intersection possibilities for normal pdfs.