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Random Variables (Discrete and Continuous)
Prerequisites
Before you start reading this unit, you should:
- Have some knowledge on definite integrals
- Know to solve double integrals (multiple integrals)
- Know about probability and calculating it for simple problems
Learning Objectives
After going through this unit, you would be able to:
- Know and differentiate between discrete and continuous random variables
- Know the density and distribution functions for discrete and continuous variables
- Know about joint probability distributions
- Know about stochastic independence of random variables
- Have an idea of transformation of one and two dimensional random variables
INTRODUCTION
In the previous Unit, we are familiar with some new terms like random experiment, ...