From 6ec015747c8d3c6e16759515afedb5c702896fa3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Lorimer Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:58:27 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] [methods] continuous dist. & pdfs --- methods/statistics.tex | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/methods/statistics.tex b/methods/statistics.tex index 56cd566..8ac24bf 100644 --- a/methods/statistics.tex +++ b/methods/statistics.tex @@ -174,4 +174,23 @@ \[ \Pr(X \ge a) = 1 - \Pr(X < a) \] + \section{Continuous probability} + + \subsection*{Continuous random variables} + + \begin{itemize} + \item a variable that can take any real value in an interval + \end{itemize} + + \subsection*{Probability density functions} + + \begin{itemize} + \item area under curve \( = 1 \implies \int f(x) \> dx = 1\) + \item \(f(x) \ge 0 \forall x\) + \item pdfs may be linear + \item must show sections where \(f(x) = 0\) (use open/closed circles) + \end{itemize} + + \[ Pr(a \le X \le b) = \int^b_a f(x) \> dx \] + \end{document} -- 2.47.1