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Even You Can Learn Statistics and Analytics: An Easy to Understand Guide
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Even You Can Learn Statistics and Analytics: An Easy to Understand Guide

by David F. Stephan, David M. Levine
June 2022
Beginner
400 pages
8h 35m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 5

Probability Distributions

5.1 Probability Distributions for Discrete Variables

5.2 The Binomial and Poisson Probability Distributions

5.3 Continuous Probability Distributions and the Normal Distribution

5.4 The Normal Probability Plot

Important Equations

One-Minute Summary

Test Yourself

In Chapter 4, you learned the rules used to calculate the chance that a particular event will occur. In many situations, you can use a probability distribution to estimate the probability that particular events will occur.

5.1 Probability Distributions for Discrete Variables

A probability distribution for a variable summarizes or models the probabilities associated with the events for that variable. The form the distribution takes depends on whether ...

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