Statprob LT 1 Flashcards

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It is a variable whose possible values are determined by chance. It is typically represented by an upper case letter, usually x, while its corresponding lower case letter in the this case, x is used to represent one of its values

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Random variable

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2
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Can only take a finite(countable) number of distinct values.

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discrete random variable

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3
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Can assume an infinite number of values in an interval between two specific values.

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Continuous Random variable

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4
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Is a listing of all possible vales of a discrete random variable along with their corresponding probabilities.

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Discrete probability distribution

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5
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The probability of each value of a discrete random is between 0 and 1 inclusive

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Case 1

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6
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The sum of all probabilities is 1

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Case 2

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7
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It is a discrete random variable x is also called the expected value of x. it is weighted average of all values that the random variable X would assume in the long run. It is denoted by E(x)

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Mean of a discrete random variable

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8
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It is a discrete random variable x is the expected value of the square of the difference between assumed value of a random variable and the mean.

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Variance of a discrete random variable

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9
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The large the value of the variance, the father are the vales of x from the mean

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True

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10
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It is a discrete random variable x is the square root of the variance.

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Standard deviation of a discrete random variable

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11
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A game is fair if the expected value is?

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0

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