probability distributions

Random Variables and Probability Distributions - It is often very important to allocate a numerical value to an outcome of a random experiment. For example, consider an experiment of tossing a coin twice and note the number of heads (x) obtained. Outcome HH HT TH TT No. of heads..

A discrete random variable assumes each of its values with a certain probability. Let X be a discrete random variable which takes values x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ,x n where p i = P{X = x i } Then X : x 1 x 2 x 3 x n P(X) : p 1 p 2 p 3 p n is called the probability distribu..

Let S be a sample space associated with a given random experiment. A real valued function X which assigns to each w i S, a unique real number, X( w i ) = x i is called a random variable . Two types of random variables are 1. Continuous random variable, 2. discrete random varia..

It is often very important to allocate a numerical value to an outcome of a random experiment. For example, consider an experiment of tossing a coin twice and note the number of heads (x) obtained. Outcome HH HT TH TT No. of heads (x) 2 1 1 0 x is called a random variable, which can assume the valu..

If x is a discrete random variable assuming the values x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ,….,x n with probabilities p 1 , p 2 , p 3 ,…., p n respectively then (x 1 ,p 1 ), (x 2 , p 2 ),…(x n , p n ) defines a probability distribution of X. Mathematical Expecta..

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Binomial Distribution - A trial, which has only two outcomes i.e., "a success" or "a failure", is called a Bernoulli trial. Let X be the number of successes in a Bernoulli trial, then X can take 0 or 1 and P(X =1) = p = "probability of a success" P(X = 0) = 1 - p = q = "pro..

Poisson distribution is a limiting process of binomial distribution. Poisson distribution occurs when there are events which do not occur as outcomes of a definite number of outcomes. Poisson distribution is used under the following conditions: ..

Poisson distribution is a limiting process of binomial distribution. Poisson distribution occurs when there are events which do not occur as outcomes of a definite number of outcomes. Poisson distribution is used under the following conditions: Number of tria..

Frequency Distribution - A teacher gave a test to a class of 26 students. The maximum mark is 5. The marks obtained by the pupils are: Such data as above is called ungrouped (or raw) data. We may arrange the marks in ascending or descending order. The data so represented is called an arra..