Continuous Probability

Question 1

uniform distribution

Answer 1

outcomes of random variable are equally likely

Question 2

exponential distributions

Answer 2

time it takes to complete a task (time between events)

Question 3

normal distributions

Answer 3

(graph is bell shaped) maximum at mu

- are often used to model a random variable that is the result of many independent contributions

Question 4

standard normal distribution

Answer 4

mean of zero and standard deviation of 1

Question 5

variance and mean for possion

Answer 5

0

Question 6

difference between binomial and bernolli

Answer 6

binomial = 1 trial
bernolli = n trials