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Understanding Continuous Random Variables

The document discusses the concept of continuous random variables and their importance compared to discrete random variables. It explains the use of histograms and frequency density diagrams to interpret probability distributions, emphasizing that the total area under the density curve equals one. Additionally, it introduces probability density functions (pdf) and cumulative distribution functions (cdf) as tools for calculating probabilities for continuous random variables.

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Understanding Continuous Random Variables

The document discusses the concept of continuous random variables and their importance compared to discrete random variables. It explains the use of histograms and frequency density diagrams to interpret probability distributions, emphasizing that the total area under the density curve equals one. Additionally, it introduces probability density functions (pdf) and cumulative distribution functions (cdf) as tools for calculating probabilities for continuous random variables.

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2nd September 2021

Recall :
1) What do we remember from the definition of continuous random variables ? What are
some examples?
2) Recall the importance of studying continuous random variables , even though we know
how to work with discrete random variables?
Testing :

Pre-req Skils :
a) Knowing how to integrate a variety of functions and use the results.
Testing :

b) Knowledge of functions
c) Knowledge of histograms
Testing :
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What is plotted on the x-axis and on the y-axis? What information can be
generated from a histogram? How can we interpret distributions from
histograms?

FREQUENCY DENSITY DIAGRAMS :


Scenario 1 : A continuous r.v ~ times taken by students in year 13 to complete
their h.w in a day
Scenario 2 : ~ times taken by students in Year 11 , 12 , 13 to complete their h.w
in a day
Scenario 3 :~ times taken by students in Year 9 , 10 ,11 , 12 , 13 to complete
their h.w in a day
Scenario 4 :~ times taken by all students at Avasara to complete their h.w in a
day
Scenario 5: ~ times taken by all students at Avasara to complete their h.w in a
day

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To understand and interpret Probability Distributions these histograms are


drawn as Frequeny Density Diagrams so the total areas of all the bars is
always 1.
The limit of the cases where smaller and smaller intervals are taken but the
total area stays 1 , is what is meant by a Continuous r.v.
The probabilities are defined as the area under the curve b/w 2 values of x.

New Knowledge :
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1) What are Probability density functions?

Key Note: The probability density function (pdf) is used to describe


probabilities for continuous random variables. The area under the density
curve between two points corresponds to the probability that the variable falls
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between those two values. In other words, the area under the density curve
between points a and b is equal to P(a < x < b). The cumulative distribution
function (cdf) gives the probability as an area. If X is a continuous random
variable, the probability density function (pdf), f(x), is used to draw the graph
of the probability distribution. The total area under the graph of f(x) is one.
The area under the graph of f(x) and between values a and bgives the
probability P(a < x < b).

Continuous r.v Problem Set 1


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