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8087174645DiscreteCountable0
8087174646R.V.Random variable1
8087174647Random VariableA Variable whose value is a numerical outcome of a random phenomenon. It is a function that assigns a probability to a numeric outcome experiment2
8087174648Discrete Random VariableX, is a random variable that has a countable number of possible values. Can be represented in a histogram or table, but not in a bell curve.3
8087174649Probability distribution of X looks like...4
8087174650Probability histogramCan be used to display the probabilty of a distributin of a discrete R.V.5
8087174651Continuous Random VariableX, takes on all values within an interval of numbers. Isn't a set amount of outcomes. Cannot be represented in a histogram or table, but in a bell curve.6
8087174652Density CurveContinous R.V.7
8087174653The area at any given # on a density curve is08
8087174654To be a probability distribution...1) All values must add to 1 2) All values must be in between 0 and 19
8087174655Given1) Normal 2) SRS 3) n= 4)p= 5)σ=10
8087174656Probability NotationN(p, σp)11
8087174657Z-score formulaz=(p̂-p/ σp)12
8087174658Expected Valueμx, the mean of a random variable (where X=R.V.)13
8087174659Mean of a discrete random variableμx=∑(xi)(pi) 1) xi = every value 2) pi = every probability14
8087174660When a distribution is symmetric, the mean is...The center of the distribution (μx = median)15
8087174661If X is a random variable and Y = a+bx then μy...=μ(sub)a+bX16
8087174662If X and Y are 2 random variables then μ(sub)x+y...=μx+μy17
8087174663Variance of discrete random variableσ²x=∑(xi-μx)²(pi)18
8087174664Standard deviation of a discrete random variableσx=the square root of ∑(xi-μx)²(pi)19
8087174665Variance rules1) Variances always add (because it measures distance, not negative) 2) σ²x+y = σ²x + σ²y 3) σ²x-y = σ²x + σ²y (because they always add)20
8087174666σx+y =the square root of σ²x + σ²y21
8087174667σx+y is not equal to σx + σy becauseThe variances must always be combined, and rooted, instead of comining the standard devitations22
8087174668To combine standard deviations and variances, X and Y must beIndependent random variables (so that there is no overlap)23
8087174669To combine the means, X and Y can beIndependent or dependent24
8087174670Law of large numbers1) When there is a small # of observations the mean will be all over the place 2) A larger sample size will settle chaos and the sample value will get closer to μ25
8087174671Law of large numbers: When n increases, x barGets closer to μ26
8087174672Law of large numbers proves that...Averaged results of many independent observations are both stable and predictable27

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