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Continuous Probability Distributions

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In Chapter 7 we discussed discrete random variables and their probability distributions, we saw that a discrete random variable can assume any one of a finite number of numeric values. In this chapter, we turn to consideration of continuous random variables and their probability distributions. As we have already noted, a continuous random variable is one which can take an uncountable or infinite number of numeric values.

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© 1991 David Bowers

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Bowers, D. (1991). Continuous Probability Distributions. In: Statistics for Economics and Business. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21346-7_8

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