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Name: Continuous Random Variables: Continuous Probability Functions
ID: m16805
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module introduces the continuous probability function and explores the relationship between the probability of X and the area under the curve of f(X).
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: area, continuous, distribution, elementary, functions, probability, random, statistics
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu)
Copyright Holders: Maxfield Foundation (cnx@cnx.org)
Maintainers: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)
Latest version: 1.8 (history)
First publication date: Jun 4, 2008 2:35 pm GMT-5
Last revision to module: Feb 20, 2009 10:32 am US/Central
Module XML: m16805_1.8.cnxml

Version History

Version: 1.8 Feb 20, 2009 10:32 am US/Central by Susan Dean
Changes: 
 Continuous Random Variables: Continuous Probability Functions: Corrected 0 < X < 20 to read 0 <= X <= 20.
Version: 1.7 Jan 22, 2009 10:41 pm US/Central by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Continuous Random Variables: Continuous Probability Functions:  Took out the last sentence 
"The previous problem is an example of the uniform." probability distribution.
Version: 1.6 Oct 27, 2008 12:17 pm GMT-5 by James Cooper
Changes: 
roles updated
Version: 1.5 Jul 31, 2008 12:19 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
removed draft note
Version: 1.4 Jul 14, 2008 12:08 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
Removed image width parameters from media tags
Version: 1.3 Jul 7, 2008 12:17 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
post review updates
Version: 1.2 Jun 27, 2008 1:28 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
Roles changed
Version: 1.1 Jun 22, 2008 5:31 pm GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes: 
Initial publication

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