STATS 7 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Probability Distribution, Random Variable
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Assigns a number to each outcome of a random circumstance, or, equivalently, to each unit in a population. A discrete random variable can take out of a countable list of distinct values. A continuous random variable can take any value in an interval or collection of intervals. Will determine how enjoyable the event is. The outcome can be any value in an interval or collection of intervals. Probability that x exactly equals any specified. Has a specific form of a bell shaped probability density curve.
