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Discrete Random Variables: Probability Distribution Function (PDF) for a Discrete Random Variable
| Name: | Discrete Random Variables: Probability Distribution Function (PDF) for a Discrete Random Variable |
| ID: | m16831 |
| Language: | English (en) |
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| Subject: | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Keywords: | discrete, distribution, elementary, function, PDF, probability, random, statistics, variable |
| License: | Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0 |
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| 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) |
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| Latest version: | 1.14 (history) |
| First publication date: | May 16, 2008 2:38 pm -0500 |
| Last revision to module: | May 27, 2012 1:09 pm -0500 |
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| Version: | 1.14 May 27, 2012 1:09 pm -0500 by Susan Dean |
| Changes: | Discrete Random Variables: Probability Distribution Function (PDF) for a Discrete Random Variable: Updated notation. |
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| Version: | 1.13 May 22, 2012 8:21 am -0500 by Susan Dean |
| Changes: | Discrete Random Variables: Probability Distribution Function (PDF) for a Discrete Random Variable: Took out P(X). |
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| Version: | 1.12 Mar 14, 2012 10:19 am -0500 by Susan Dean |
| Changes: | Module: Discrete Random Variables: Probability Distribution Function (PDF) for a Discrete Random Variable : Added "Suppose one week is randomly selected" to the example about Nancy and the number of classes she attends per week. |
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| Version: | 1.11 Jan 25, 2009 5:59 pm -0600 by Susan Dean |
| Changes: | Discrete Random Variables: Probability Distribution Function (PDF) for a Discrete Random Variable: Changed p(x) to P(X). |
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| Version: | 1.10 Jan 21, 2009 3:43 pm -0600 by Susan Dean |
| Changes: | Discrete Random Variables: Probability Distribution Function (PDF) for a Discrete Random Variable: Added the notation p(x). |
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| Version: | 1.9 Jan 21, 2009 9:02 am -0600 by Susan Dean |
| Changes: | Discrete Random Variables: Probability Distribution Function (PDF) for a Discrete Random Variable: Corrected notation by using x (instead of X) and P(X = x) appropriately. |
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| Version: | 1.8 Jan 20, 2009 8:27 pm -0600 by Susan Dean |
| Changes: | Discrete Random Variables: Probability Distribution Function (PDF) for a Discrete Random Variable: Corrected any P(X) to read P(x) = P(X = x). In the Glossary, left P(X = x). |
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| Version: | 1.7 Oct 27, 2008 2:32 pm -0500 by James Cooper |
| Changes: | roles updated |
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| Version: | 1.6 Jul 31, 2008 10:40 am -0500 by Connexions |
| Changes: | removed draft note |
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| Version: | 1.5 Jul 9, 2008 4:14 am -0500 by Connexions |
| Changes: | Post review edits |
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| Version: | 1.4 Jul 8, 2008 6:11 pm -0500 by Connexions |
| Changes: | post review edits |
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| Version: | 1.3 Jul 7, 2008 12:38 pm -0500 by Connexions |
| Changes: | post review updates |
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| Version: | 1.2 Jun 27, 2008 11:21 am -0500 by Connexions |
| Changes: | Roles changed |
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| Version: | 1.1 Jun 23, 2008 1:09 am -0500 by Jonathan Emmons |
| Changes: | Initial publication |
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