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Name: Continuous Random Variables: Summary of The Uniform and Exponential Probability Distributions
ID: m16813
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module provides a summary of formulas and definitions related to Continuous Random Variables.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: continuous, distribution, elementary, exponential, formula, probability, random, statistics, summary, uniform, variable
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: Susan Dean (susanldean45@gmail.com), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu)
Copyright Holders: Maxfield Foundation (cnx@cnx.org)
Maintainers: Susan Dean (susanldean45@gmail.com), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)
Latest version: 1.10 (history)
First publication date: Jun 6, 2008 12:51 pm -0500
Last revision to module: Feb 20, 2009 10:17 am -0600

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Version History

Version: 1.10 Feb 20, 2009 10:17 am -0600 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
 Continuous Random Variables: Summary of The Uniform and Exponential Probability Distributions: Took out exclusive form a < X < b for the Uniform.
Version: 1.9 Feb 18, 2009 1:52 pm -0600 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Continuous Random Variables: Summary of The Uniform and Exponential Probability Distributions:  For the area formulas, clarified the language.  To the density function for the Exponential, added "X >= x."
Version: 1.8 Jan 22, 2009 10:48 pm -0600 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
 Continuous Random Variables: Summary of The Uniform and Exponential Probability Distributions: Changed "a base" to "base."
Version: 1.7 Oct 27, 2008 12:42 pm -0500 by James Cooper
Changes: 
roles updated
Version: 1.6 Jul 31, 2008 11:12 am -0500 by Connexions
Changes: 
draft note removed
Version: 1.5 Jul 14, 2008 1:07 pm -0500 by Raymond Wagner
Changes: 
fixed typo
Version: 1.4 Jul 9, 2008 12:51 pm -0500 by Raymond Wagner
Changes: 
minor punctuation edits
Version: 1.3 Jul 7, 2008 12:23 pm -0500 by Connexions
Changes: 
post review updates
Version: 1.2 Jun 27, 2008 1:45 pm -0500 by Connexions
Changes: 
Roles changed
Version: 1.1 Jun 22, 2008 6:36 pm -0500 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes: 
Initial publication

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Dean, Susan, and Barbara Illowsky. "Continuous Random Variables: Summary of The Uniform and Exponential Probability Distributions." Connexions. February 20, 2009. http://cnx.org/content/m16813/1.10/.

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