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Name: Discrete Random Variables: Practice 4: Geometric Distribution
ID: m17108
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module provides further practice with topics of Geometric Distribution in Statistics.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: elementary, statistics
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
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: 1.17 (history)
First publication date: Jun 26, 2008 11:58 pm -0500
Last revision to module: May 27, 2012 12:41 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.17 May 27, 2012 12:41 pm -0500 by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Practice 4: Geometric Distribution: Updated notation.
Version: 1.16 May 23, 2012 4:44 am -0500 by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Practice 4: Geometric Distribution: Changed the problem.
Version: 1.15 May 23, 2012 4:43 am -0500 by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Practice 4: Geometric Distribution; Changed "Objectives" to "Outcomes."
Version: 1.14 May 22, 2012 4:11 pm -0500 by Susan Dean
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Discrete Random Variables: Practice 4: Geometric Distribution: Took out 0 from 0, 1, 2 ... and took out the row with 0 in it from the table.
Version: 1.13 Mar 15, 2012 7:18 pm -0500 by Susan Dean
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Module: Discrete Random Variables: Practice 4: Geometric Distribution: Rewrote the statement of the problem to make it clearer.
Version: 1.12 Feb 18, 2009 7:37 pm -0600 by Connexions
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Upconverted and added appropriate class attribute.
Version: 1.11 Jan 22, 2009 9:16 am -0600 by Susan Dean
Changes: 
 Discrete Random Variables: Practice 4: Geometric Distribution: In the table, change X to x.
Version: 1.10 Oct 27, 2008 2:25 pm -0500 by James Cooper
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roles updated
Version: 1.9 Aug 21, 2008 11:16 am -0500 by Connexions
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added handouts and links
Version: 1.8 Aug 15, 2008 2:09 pm -0500 by Connexions
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uploaded handouts
Version: 1.7 Jul 31, 2008 10:34 am -0500 by Connexions
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removed draft note
Version: 1.6 Jul 31, 2008 10:27 am -0500 by Connexions
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removed draft note
Version: 1.5 Jul 9, 2008 4:12 am -0500 by Connexions
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Post review edits
Version: 1.4 Jul 8, 2008 6:06 pm -0500 by Connexions
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post review edits
Version: 1.3 Jul 7, 2008 12:28 pm -0500 by Connexions
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post review updates
Version: 1.2 Jun 30, 2008 11:28 pm -0500 by Connexions
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Updated for consistency within collection
Version: 1.1 Jun 27, 2008 12:40 am -0500 by Connexions
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Initial publication

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