Abstract
For random numbers with discrete distribution, the distribution is completely specified by the probabilities of taking single values. If we want to introduce random numbers that take values on intervals or on the whole line, then the specification of the probabilities of taking single values is no longer sufficient to determine their distributions.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Biagini, F., Campanino, M. (2016). One-Dimensional Absolutely Continuous Distributions. In: Elements of Probability and Statistics. UNITEXT(), vol 98. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07254-8_3
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07254-8_3
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-07253-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-07254-8
eBook Packages: Mathematics and StatisticsMathematics and Statistics (R0)