Experimental Design and Statistics - AGA47A
|
|
- Giles Phillips
- 5 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 Experimental Design and Statistics - AGA47A Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague Department of Genetics and Breeding Fall/Winter 2014/2015 Matúš Maciak (@ A 211) Office Hours: M 14:00 15:30 W 15:30 17:00 (or by appointment) 1 / 15
2 Brief Overview Classical vs. Geometrical Concept Classical Probability Concept Discrete Random Variables Geometrical Probability Concept Continuous Random Variables N 2 / 15
3 Brief Overview Discrete Random Variables Probability Mass Function: P[X = x] non-negative function with peaks (bars) located at outcome values; the size of each peak (bar) corresponds with the given probability; the sum of all peaks sizes (bars) equals always to one; Cumulative Probability Function: F (x) = P[X x] non-negative, non-decreasing and piece-wise constant function; the size of each jump is equal to the corresponding probability; it zero by definition on left, and equal to one on the right; Probability Cumulative Probability Random Variable Values Random Variable Values 3 / 15
4 Brief Overview Discrete Random Variables Probability Mass Function: P[X = x] non-negative function with peaks (bars) located at outcome values; the size of each peak (bar) corresponds with the given probability; the sum of all peaks sizes (bars) equals always to one; Cumulative Probability Function: F (x) = P[X x] non-negative, non-decreasing and piece-wise constant function; the size of each jump is equal to the corresponding probability; it zero by definition on left, and equal to one on the right; Probability Cumulative Probability Random Variable Values Random Variable Values Mutual relationship (c.p.f. definition) is given by: F (x) = P[X x] = P[X = x i] i; x i x 3 / 15
5 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables From Discrete to Continuous Frequency 4 Bars 4 / 15
6 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables From Discrete to Continuous Frequency 40 Bars 4 / 15
7 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables From Discrete to Continuous Frequency 80 Bars 4 / 15
8 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables From Discrete to Continuous Frequency 200 Bars 4 / 15
9 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables From Discrete to Continuous Frequency 500 Bars 4 / 15
10 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables From Discrete to Continuous Frequency 800 Bars 4 / 15
11 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables From Discrete to Continuous Frequency 2000 Bars 4 / 15
12 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables From Discrete to Continuous Density 4 / 15
13 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Discrete vs. Continuous Variable Random variable X with some discrete distribution... 5 / 15
14 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Discrete vs. Continuous Variable Random variable X with some discrete distribution... What is the Cumulative Probability Function F (x) = P[X x]? 5 / 15
15 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Discrete vs. Continuous Variable Random variable X with some discrete distribution... What is the Cumulative Probability Function F (x) = P[X x]? Random variable X with some continuous distribution... 5 / 15
16 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Discrete vs. Continuous Variable Random variable X with some discrete distribution... What is the Cumulative Probability Function F (x) = P[X x]? Random variable X with some continuous distribution... What is the Cumulative Probability Function F (x) = P[X x]? 5 / 15
17 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Continuous Random Variable it is a random variable which can take any possible value from some given interval (or a set, or set of intervals respectively); 6 / 15
18 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Continuous Random Variable it is a random variable which can take any possible value from some given interval (or a set, or set of intervals respectively); it is characterized by some non-negative density function f (x) 0, such that f (x)dx = 1; 6 / 15
19 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Continuous Random Variable it is a random variable which can take any possible value from some given interval (or a set, or set of intervals respectively); it is characterized by some non-negative density function f (x) 0, such that f (x)dx = 1; the corresponding cumulative probability function is again defined by F (x) = P[X x]; It holds, that F = f and F (x) = x f (u)du; 6 / 15
20 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Continuous Random Variable it is a random variable which can take any possible value from some given interval (or a set, or set of intervals respectively); it is characterized by some non-negative density function f (x) 0, such that f (x)dx = 1; the corresponding cumulative probability function is again defined by F (x) = P[X x]; It holds, that F = f and F (x) = x f (u)du; the same random variable characteristics are used again using the same definitions (mean, variance, etc.); 6 / 15
21 Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Continuous Random Variable it is a random variable which can take any possible value from some given interval (or a set, or set of intervals respectively); it is characterized by some non-negative density function f (x) 0, such that f (x)dx = 1; the corresponding cumulative probability function is again defined by F (x) = P[X x]; It holds, that F = f and F (x) = x f (u)du; the same random variable characteristics are used again using the same definitions (mean, variance, etc.); some similarities as well as obvious differences can be observed and between discrete and continuous random variables; 6 / 15
22 Statistics some data we collected as results of some unknown random mechanism; Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Random Variable Characteristics Probability random mechanism that we want to learn something about; We have to distinguish whether there is a discrete or continuous nature behind. Discrete Sample X 1,..., X n; Sample Mean: n X n = 1 X i n i=1 Sample Variance: n sn 2 = 1 (X i X n) 2 n 1 i=1 S = {x 1, x 2,...} Expectation: N E(X) = x i P[X = x i ] i=1 Variance: N Var(X) = P[X = x i ] (x i E(X)) 2 i=1 7 / 15
23 Statistics some data we collected as results of some unknown random mechanism; Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Random Variable Characteristics Probability random mechanism that we want to learn something about; We have to distinguish whether there is a discrete or continuous nature behind. Discrete Continuous Sample X 1,..., X n; Sample Mean: n X n = 1 X i n i=1 Sample Variance: n sn 2 = 1 (X i X n) 2 n 1 i=1 S = {x 1, x 2,...} Expectation: N E(X) = x i P[X = x i ] i=1 Variance: N Var(X) = P[X = x i ] (x i E(X)) 2 i=1 7 / 15
24 Statistics some data we collected as results of some unknown random mechanism; Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Random Variable Characteristics Probability random mechanism that we want to learn something about; We have to distinguish whether there is a discrete or continuous nature behind. Discrete Continuous Sample X 1,..., X n; Sample Mean: n X n = 1 X i n i=1 S = {x 1, x 2,...} Expectation: N E(X) = x i P[X = x i ] i=1 Population S; Sample Variance: n sn 2 = 1 (X i X n) 2 n 1 i=1 Variance: N Var(X) = P[X = x i ] (x i E(X)) 2 i=1 7 / 15
25 Statistics some data we collected as results of some unknown random mechanism; Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Random Variable Characteristics Probability random mechanism that we want to learn something about; We have to distinguish whether there is a discrete or continuous nature behind. Discrete Continuous Sample X 1,..., X n; Sample Mean: n X n = 1 X i n i=1 S = {x 1, x 2,...} Expectation: N E(X) = x i P[X = x i ] i=1 Population S; Expectation: E(X) = xf (x)dx Sample Variance: n sn 2 = 1 (X i X n) 2 n 1 i=1 Variance: N Var(X) = P[X = x i ] (x i E(X)) 2 i=1 7 / 15
26 Statistics some data we collected as results of some unknown random mechanism; Introduction to Continuous Random Variables Random Variable Characteristics Probability random mechanism that we want to learn something about; We have to distinguish whether there is a discrete or continuous nature behind. Discrete Continuous Sample X 1,..., X n; Sample Mean: n X n = 1 X i n i=1 Sample Variance: n sn 2 = 1 (X i X n) 2 n 1 i=1 S = {x 1, x 2,...} Expectation: N E(X) = x i P[X = x i ] i=1 Variance: Population S; Expectation: E(X) = xf (x)dx Variance: Var(X) = f (x)(x E(X)) 2 dx 7 / 15
27 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Various Continuous Distributions basically, any non-negative function f (x) 0, such that f (x)dx = 1, defines some continuous distribution; almost all of them are not important, however, there some crucial ones; 8 / 15
28 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Various Continuous Distributions basically, any non-negative function f (x) 0, such that f (x)dx = 1, defines some continuous distribution; almost all of them are not important, however, there some crucial ones; 8 / 15
29 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Various Continuous Distributions basically, any non-negative function f (x) 0, such that f (x)dx = 1, defines some continuous distribution; almost all of them are not important, however, there some crucial ones; 8 / 15
30 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Common Continuous Distributions Some most common continuous distributions: Uniform distribution; Laplace distribution; Gamma distribution; Weibull distribution; Exponential distribution; Beta distribution; χ 2 distribution; Student t distribution; Fisher distribution; Cauhy distribution; Gaussian (Normal) distribution; 9 / 15
31 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Common Continuous Distributions Some most common continuous distributions: Uniform distribution; Laplace distribution; Gamma distribution; Weibull distribution; Exponential distribution; Beta distribution; χ 2 distribution; Student t distribution; Fisher distribution; Cauhy distribution; Gaussian (Normal) distribution; 9 / 15
32 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Common Continuous Distributions Some most common continuous distributions: Uniform distribution; Laplace distribution; Gamma distribution; Weibull distribution; Exponential distribution; Beta distribution; χ 2 distribution; Student t distribution; Fisher distribution; Cauhy distribution; Gaussian (Normal) distribution; 9 / 15
33 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Common Continuous Distributions Some most common continuous distributions: Uniform distribution; Laplace distribution; Gamma distribution; Weibull distribution; Exponential distribution; Beta distribution; χ 2 distribution; Student t distribution; Fisher distribution; Cauhy distribution; Gaussian (Normal) distribution; 9 / 15
34 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Common Continuous Distributions Some most common continuous distributions: Uniform distribution; Laplace distribution; Gamma distribution; Weibull distribution; Exponential distribution; Beta distribution; χ 2 distribution; Student t distribution; Fisher distribution; Cauhy distribution; Gaussian (Normal) distribution; and many others... 9 / 15
35 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Uniform Continuous Distribution 10 / 15
36 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Uniform Continuous Distribution in some sense the simplest continuous distribution X Unif (a, b); it is defined on some interval (a, b) R; it also holds that f (x) = 1 a+b, E(X) = and Var(X) = (b a)2 ; b a / 15
37 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Exponential Distribution 11 / 15
38 Continuous Distributions in Statistics Exponential Distribution it is used to model times between some event occurrences: X Exp(λ); it is defined on positive values [0, ) R, for λ > 0; it holds that, f (x) = λe λx, E(X) = 1 λ and Var(X) = 1 λ 2 ; 11 / 15
39 Relationship Between Poisson Counts and Exponential Times Exponential Poisson Distribution How many occurrences did we observe? What is the distribution? 12 / 15
40 Relationship Between Poisson Counts and Exponential Times Exponential Poisson Distribution How many occurrences did we observe? What is the distribution? What are the times between occurrences? What is the distribution? 12 / 15
41 Relationship Between Poisson Counts and Exponential Times Exponential Poisson Distribution How many occurrences did we observe? What is the distribution? What are the times between occurrences? What is the distribution? 12 / 15
42 Gaussian Distribution The Bell Curve in Statistics 13 / 15
43 Gaussian Distribution Normal (Gaussian) Distribution 14 / 15
44 Gaussian Distribution Normal (Gaussian) Distribution it is used to model / 15
45 Gaussian Distribution Normal (Gaussian) Distribution it is used to model... anything & everything (X N(µ, σ 2 )); 14 / 15
46 Gaussian Distribution Normal (Gaussian) Distribution it is used to model... anything & everything (X N(µ, σ 2 )); it is defined (positive) for any x R; 14 / 15
47 Gaussian Distribution To be continued... briefly on statistical inference; inference on population mean; two sample mean; / 15
Continuous Random Variables and Continuous Distributions
Continuous Random Variables and Continuous Distributions Continuous Random Variables and Continuous Distributions Expectation & Variance of Continuous Random Variables ( 5.2) The Uniform Random Variable
More informationCIVL Continuous Distributions
CIVL 3103 Continuous Distributions Learning Objectives - Continuous Distributions Define continuous distributions, and identify common distributions applicable to engineering problems. Identify the appropriate
More informationGamma and Normal Distribuions
Gamma and Normal Distribuions Sections 5.4 & 5.5 Cathy Poliak, Ph.D. cathy@math.uh.edu Office in Fleming 11c Department of Mathematics University of Houston Lecture 15-3339 Cathy Poliak, Ph.D. cathy@math.uh.edu
More information3 Continuous Random Variables
Jinguo Lian Math437 Notes January 15, 016 3 Continuous Random Variables Remember that discrete random variables can take only a countable number of possible values. On the other hand, a continuous random
More informationContinuous Probability Distributions. Uniform Distribution
Continuous Probability Distributions Uniform Distribution Important Terms & Concepts Learned Probability Mass Function (PMF) Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) Complementary Cumulative Distribution
More informationSTAT 3610: Review of Probability Distributions
STAT 3610: Review of Probability Distributions Mark Carpenter Professor of Statistics Department of Mathematics and Statistics August 25, 2015 Support of a Random Variable Definition The support of a random
More information2 Continuous Random Variables and their Distributions
Name: Discussion-5 1 Introduction - Continuous random variables have a range in the form of Interval on the real number line. Union of non-overlapping intervals on real line. - We also know that for any
More informationRandom Variables and Their Distributions
Chapter 3 Random Variables and Their Distributions A random variable (r.v.) is a function that assigns one and only one numerical value to each simple event in an experiment. We will denote r.vs by capital
More informationSystem Simulation Part II: Mathematical and Statistical Models Chapter 5: Statistical Models
System Simulation Part II: Mathematical and Statistical Models Chapter 5: Statistical Models Fatih Cavdur fatihcavdur@uludag.edu.tr March 20, 2012 Introduction Introduction The world of the model-builder
More informationStat 5101 Notes: Brand Name Distributions
Stat 5101 Notes: Brand Name Distributions Charles J. Geyer September 5, 2012 Contents 1 Discrete Uniform Distribution 2 2 General Discrete Uniform Distribution 2 3 Uniform Distribution 3 4 General Uniform
More informationProbability Distributions Columns (a) through (d)
Discrete Probability Distributions Columns (a) through (d) Probability Mass Distribution Description Notes Notation or Density Function --------------------(PMF or PDF)-------------------- (a) (b) (c)
More informationExponential, Gamma and Normal Distribuions
Exponential, Gamma and Normal Distribuions Sections 5.4, 5.5 & 6.5 Cathy Poliak, Ph.D. cathy@math.uh.edu Office in Fleming 11c Department of Mathematics University of Houston Lecture 9-3339 Cathy Poliak,
More informationProbability and Distributions
Probability and Distributions What is a statistical model? A statistical model is a set of assumptions by which the hypothetical population distribution of data is inferred. It is typically postulated
More informationMoments. Raw moment: February 25, 2014 Normalized / Standardized moment:
Moments Lecture 10: Central Limit Theorem and CDFs Sta230 / Mth 230 Colin Rundel Raw moment: Central moment: µ n = EX n ) µ n = E[X µ) 2 ] February 25, 2014 Normalized / Standardized moment: µ n σ n Sta230
More informationExpected Values, Exponential and Gamma Distributions
Expected Values, Exponential and Gamma Distributions Sections 5.2 & 5.4 Cathy Poliak, Ph.D. cathy@math.uh.edu Office in Fleming 11c Department of Mathematics University of Houston Lecture 13-3339 Cathy
More informationMath Review Sheet, Fall 2008
1 Descriptive Statistics Math 3070-5 Review Sheet, Fall 2008 First we need to know about the relationship among Population Samples Objects The distribution of the population can be given in one of the
More informationContinuous Random Variables
Continuous Random Variables Recall: For discrete random variables, only a finite or countably infinite number of possible values with positive probability. Often, there is interest in random variables
More informationLecture 2: Repetition of probability theory and statistics
Algorithms for Uncertainty Quantification SS8, IN2345 Tobias Neckel Scientific Computing in Computer Science TUM Lecture 2: Repetition of probability theory and statistics Concept of Building Block: Prerequisites:
More informationFundamental Tools - Probability Theory II
Fundamental Tools - Probability Theory II MSc Financial Mathematics The University of Warwick September 29, 2015 MSc Financial Mathematics Fundamental Tools - Probability Theory II 1 / 22 Measurable random
More informationChapter 3 sections. SKIP: 3.10 Markov Chains. SKIP: pages Chapter 3 - continued
Chapter 3 sections Chapter 3 - continued 3.1 Random Variables and Discrete Distributions 3.2 Continuous Distributions 3.3 The Cumulative Distribution Function 3.4 Bivariate Distributions 3.5 Marginal Distributions
More informationSlides 8: Statistical Models in Simulation
Slides 8: Statistical Models in Simulation Purpose and Overview The world the model-builder sees is probabilistic rather than deterministic: Some statistical model might well describe the variations. An
More informationExpected Values, Exponential and Gamma Distributions
Expected Values, Exponential and Gamma Distributions Sections 5.2-5.4 Cathy Poliak, Ph.D. cathy@math.uh.edu Office in Fleming 11c Department of Mathematics University of Houston Lecture 14-3339 Cathy Poliak,
More informationIE 230 Probability & Statistics in Engineering I. Closed book and notes. 60 minutes.
Closed book and notes. 60 minutes. A summary table of some univariate continuous distributions is provided. Four Pages. In this version of the Key, I try to be more complete than necessary to receive full
More informationThings to remember when learning probability distributions:
SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS Some distributions are special because they are useful They include: Poisson, exponential, Normal (Gaussian), Gamma, geometric, negative binomial, Binomial and hypergeometric distributions
More informationCIVL 7012/8012. Continuous Distributions
CIVL 7012/8012 Continuous Distributions Probability Density Function P(a X b) = b ò a f (x)dx Probability Density Function Definition: and, f (x) ³ 0 ò - f (x) =1 Cumulative Distribution Function F(x)
More information1 Probability and Random Variables
1 Probability and Random Variables The models that you have seen thus far are deterministic models. For any time t, there is a unique solution X(t). On the other hand, stochastic models will result in
More informationIntroduction to Statistical Data Analysis Lecture 3: Probability Distributions
Introduction to Statistical Data Analysis Lecture 3: Probability Distributions James V. Lambers Department of Mathematics The University of Southern Mississippi James V. Lambers Statistical Data Analysis
More information18.440: Lecture 19 Normal random variables
18.440 Lecture 19 18.440: Lecture 19 Normal random variables Scott Sheffield MIT Outline Tossing coins Normal random variables Special case of central limit theorem Outline Tossing coins Normal random
More informationBrief Review of Probability
Maura Department of Economics and Finance Università Tor Vergata Outline 1 Distribution Functions Quantiles and Modes of a Distribution 2 Example 3 Example 4 Distributions Outline Distribution Functions
More informationDistributions of Functions of Random Variables. 5.1 Functions of One Random Variable
Distributions of Functions of Random Variables 5.1 Functions of One Random Variable 5.2 Transformations of Two Random Variables 5.3 Several Random Variables 5.4 The Moment-Generating Function Technique
More informationChapter 4: Continuous Random Variable
Chapter 4: Continuous Random Variable Shiwen Shen University of South Carolina 2017 Summer 1 / 57 Continuous Random Variable A continuous random variable is a random variable with an interval (either finite
More informationAdvanced Herd Management Probabilities and distributions
Advanced Herd Management Probabilities and distributions Anders Ringgaard Kristensen Slide 1 Outline Probabilities Conditional probabilities Bayes theorem Distributions Discrete Continuous Distribution
More informationChapter 4: Continuous Probability Distributions
Chapter 4: Continuous Probability Distributions Seungchul Baek Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina STAT 509: Statistics for Engineers 1 / 57 Continuous Random Variable A continuous random
More informationFormulas for probability theory and linear models SF2941
Formulas for probability theory and linear models SF2941 These pages + Appendix 2 of Gut) are permitted as assistance at the exam. 11 maj 2008 Selected formulae of probability Bivariate probability Transforms
More informationA Probability Primer. A random walk down a probabilistic path leading to some stochastic thoughts on chance events and uncertain outcomes.
A Probability Primer A random walk down a probabilistic path leading to some stochastic thoughts on chance events and uncertain outcomes. Are you holding all the cards?? Random Events A random event, E,
More informationGuidelines for Solving Probability Problems
Guidelines for Solving Probability Problems CS 1538: Introduction to Simulation 1 Steps for Problem Solving Suggested steps for approaching a problem: 1. Identify the distribution What distribution does
More informationSTAT2201. Analysis of Engineering & Scientific Data. Unit 3
STAT2201 Analysis of Engineering & Scientific Data Unit 3 Slava Vaisman The University of Queensland School of Mathematics and Physics What we learned in Unit 2 (1) We defined a sample space of a random
More informationChapter 4. Continuous Random Variables 4.1 PDF
Chapter 4 Continuous Random Variables In this chapter we study continuous random variables. The linkage between continuous and discrete random variables is the cumulative distribution (CDF) which we will
More informationSTAT509: Continuous Random Variable
University of South Carolina September 23, 2014 Continuous Random Variable A continuous random variable is a random variable with an interval (either finite or infinite) of real numbers for its range.
More informationSUMMARY OF PROBABILITY CONCEPTS SO FAR (SUPPLEMENT FOR MA416)
SUMMARY OF PROBABILITY CONCEPTS SO FAR (SUPPLEMENT FOR MA416) D. ARAPURA This is a summary of the essential material covered so far. The final will be cumulative. I ve also included some review problems
More informationContinuous Distributions
Continuous Distributions 1.8-1.9: Continuous Random Variables 1.10.1: Uniform Distribution (Continuous) 1.10.4-5 Exponential and Gamma Distributions: Distance between crossovers Prof. Tesler Math 283 Fall
More informationECE 302 Division 2 Exam 2 Solutions, 11/4/2009.
NAME: ECE 32 Division 2 Exam 2 Solutions, /4/29. You will be required to show your student ID during the exam. This is a closed-book exam. A formula sheet is provided. No calculators are allowed. Total
More informationStatistical Modeling and Cliodynamics
Statistical Modeling and Cliodynamics Dave Darmon and Lucia Simonelli M3C Tutorial 3 October 17, 2013 Overview 1 Why probability and statistics? 2 Intro to Probability and Statistics 3 Cliodynamics; or,
More informationChapter 3 sections. SKIP: 3.10 Markov Chains. SKIP: pages Chapter 3 - continued
Chapter 3 sections 3.1 Random Variables and Discrete Distributions 3.2 Continuous Distributions 3.3 The Cumulative Distribution Function 3.4 Bivariate Distributions 3.5 Marginal Distributions 3.6 Conditional
More informationAlgorithms for Uncertainty Quantification
Algorithms for Uncertainty Quantification Tobias Neckel, Ionuț-Gabriel Farcaș Lehrstuhl Informatik V Summer Semester 2017 Lecture 2: Repetition of probability theory and statistics Example: coin flip Example
More informationStatistical distributions: Synopsis
Statistical distributions: Synopsis Basics of Distributions Special Distributions: Binomial, Exponential, Poisson, Gamma, Chi-Square, F, Extreme-value etc Uniform Distribution Empirical Distributions Quantile
More information2 Random Variable Generation
2 Random Variable Generation Most Monte Carlo computations require, as a starting point, a sequence of i.i.d. random variables with given marginal distribution. We describe here some of the basic methods
More information15 Discrete Distributions
Lecture Note 6 Special Distributions (Discrete and Continuous) MIT 4.30 Spring 006 Herman Bennett 5 Discrete Distributions We have already seen the binomial distribution and the uniform distribution. 5.
More informationChapter 5. Chapter 5 sections
1 / 43 sections Discrete univariate distributions: 5.2 Bernoulli and Binomial distributions Just skim 5.3 Hypergeometric distributions 5.4 Poisson distributions Just skim 5.5 Negative Binomial distributions
More informationStat410 Probability and Statistics II (F16)
Stat4 Probability and Statistics II (F6 Exponential, Poisson and Gamma Suppose on average every /λ hours, a Stochastic train arrives at the Random station. Further we assume the waiting time between two
More informationIndependent Events. Two events are independent if knowing that one occurs does not change the probability of the other occurring
Independent Events Two events are independent if knowing that one occurs does not change the probability of the other occurring Conditional probability is denoted P(A B), which is defined to be: P(A and
More informationSTAT 302 Introduction to Probability Learning Outcomes. Textbook: A First Course in Probability by Sheldon Ross, 8 th ed.
STAT 302 Introduction to Probability Learning Outcomes Textbook: A First Course in Probability by Sheldon Ross, 8 th ed. Chapter 1: Combinatorial Analysis Demonstrate the ability to solve combinatorial
More informationIE 230 Probability & Statistics in Engineering I. Closed book and notes. 120 minutes.
Closed book and notes. 10 minutes. Two summary tables from the concise notes are attached: Discrete distributions and continuous distributions. Eight Pages. Score _ Final Exam, Fall 1999 Cover Sheet, Page
More informationStatistika pro informatiku
Statistika pro informatiku prof. RNDr. Roman Kotecký DrSc., Dr. Rudolf Blažek, PhD Katedra teoretické informatiky FIT České vysoké učení technické v Praze MI-SPI, ZS 2011/12, Přednáška 5 Evropský sociální
More informationChapter 5 continued. Chapter 5 sections
Chapter 5 sections Discrete univariate distributions: 5.2 Bernoulli and Binomial distributions Just skim 5.3 Hypergeometric distributions 5.4 Poisson distributions Just skim 5.5 Negative Binomial distributions
More informationSTAT/MATH 395 A - PROBABILITY II UW Winter Quarter Moment functions. x r p X (x) (1) E[X r ] = x r f X (x) dx (2) (x E[X]) r p X (x) (3)
STAT/MATH 395 A - PROBABILITY II UW Winter Quarter 07 Néhémy Lim Moment functions Moments of a random variable Definition.. Let X be a rrv on probability space (Ω, A, P). For a given r N, E[X r ], if it
More informationDesign of Engineering Experiments
Design of Engineering Experiments Hussam Alshraideh Chapter 2: Some Basic Statistical Concepts October 4, 2015 Hussam Alshraideh (JUST) Basic Stats October 4, 2015 1 / 29 Overview 1 Introduction Basic
More information3. Probability and Statistics
FE661 - Statistical Methods for Financial Engineering 3. Probability and Statistics Jitkomut Songsiri definitions, probability measures conditional expectations correlation and covariance some important
More information18.440: Lecture 28 Lectures Review
18.440: Lecture 28 Lectures 18-27 Review Scott Sheffield MIT Outline Outline It s the coins, stupid Much of what we have done in this course can be motivated by the i.i.d. sequence X i where each X i is
More informationApplied Statistics and Probability for Engineers. Sixth Edition. Chapter 4 Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions.
Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers Sixth Edition Douglas C. Montgomery George C. Runger Chapter 4 Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions 4 Continuous CHAPTER OUTLINE Random
More informationChapter 4 Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions
Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers Sixth Edition Douglas C. Montgomery George C. Runger Chapter 4 Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions 4 Continuous CHAPTER OUTLINE 4-1
More information2 Functions of random variables
2 Functions of random variables A basic statistical model for sample data is a collection of random variables X 1,..., X n. The data are summarised in terms of certain sample statistics, calculated as
More informationNorthwestern University Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Northwestern University Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science EECS 454: Modeling and Analysis of Communication Networks Spring 2008 Probability Review As discussed in Lecture 1, probability
More informationTHE QUEEN S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST
THE QUEEN S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST 0SOR20 Level 2 Examination Statistics and Operational Research 20 Probability and Distribution Theory Wednesday 4 August 2002 2.30 pm 5.30 pm Examiners { Professor R M
More informationStat 5101 Notes: Brand Name Distributions
Stat 5101 Notes: Brand Name Distributions Charles J. Geyer February 14, 2003 1 Discrete Uniform Distribution DiscreteUniform(n). Discrete. Rationale Equally likely outcomes. The interval 1, 2,..., n of
More information1 Review of Probability and Distributions
Random variables. A numerically valued function X of an outcome ω from a sample space Ω X : Ω R : ω X(ω) is called a random variable (r.v.), and usually determined by an experiment. We conventionally denote
More informationLecture 18. Uniform random variables
18.440: Lecture 18 Uniform random variables Scott Sheffield MIT 1 Outline Uniform random variable on [0, 1] Uniform random variable on [α, β] Motivation and examples 2 Outline Uniform random variable on
More informationProving the central limit theorem
SOR3012: Stochastic Processes Proving the central limit theorem Gareth Tribello March 3, 2019 1 Purpose In the lectures and exercises we have learnt about the law of large numbers and the central limit
More informationChapter 4. Continuous Random Variables
Chapter 4. Continuous Random Variables Review Continuous random variable: A random variable that can take any value on an interval of R. Distribution: A density function f : R R + such that 1. non-negative,
More informationAPPM/MATH 4/5520 Solutions to Exam I Review Problems. f X 1,X 2. 2e x 1 x 2. = x 2
APPM/MATH 4/5520 Solutions to Exam I Review Problems. (a) f X (x ) f X,X 2 (x,x 2 )dx 2 x 2e x x 2 dx 2 2e 2x x was below x 2, but when marginalizing out x 2, we ran it over all values from 0 to and so
More informationTopic 4: Continuous random variables
Topic 4: Continuous random variables Course 003, 2018 Page 0 Continuous random variables Definition (Continuous random variable): An r.v. X has a continuous distribution if there exists a non-negative
More informationProbability. Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition. Chris Williams. School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. August 2014
Probability Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition Chris Williams School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh August 2014 (All of the slides in this course have been adapted from previous versions
More informationBasics of Stochastic Modeling: Part II
Basics of Stochastic Modeling: Part II Continuous Random Variables 1 Sandip Chakraborty Department of Computer Science and Engineering, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR August 10, 2016 1 Reference
More informationComputer Science, Informatik 4 Communication and Distributed Systems. Simulation. Discrete-Event System Simulation. Dr.
Simulation Discrete-Event System Simulation Chapter 4 Statistical Models in Simulation Purpose & Overview The world the model-builder sees is probabilistic rather than deterministic. Some statistical model
More informationSTAT/MATH 395 PROBABILITY II
STAT/MATH 395 PROBABILITY II Chapter 6 : Moment Functions Néhémy Lim 1 1 Department of Statistics, University of Washington, USA Winter Quarter 2016 of Common Distributions Outline 1 2 3 of Common Distributions
More informationChapter Learning Objectives. Probability Distributions and Probability Density Functions. Continuous Random Variables
Chapter 4: Continuous Random Variables and Probability s 4-1 Continuous Random Variables 4-2 Probability s and Probability Density Functions 4-3 Cumulative Functions 4-4 Mean and Variance of a Continuous
More informationExponential Families
Exponential Families David M. Blei 1 Introduction We discuss the exponential family, a very flexible family of distributions. Most distributions that you have heard of are in the exponential family. Bernoulli,
More information15-388/688 - Practical Data Science: Basic probability. J. Zico Kolter Carnegie Mellon University Spring 2018
15-388/688 - Practical Data Science: Basic probability J. Zico Kolter Carnegie Mellon University Spring 2018 1 Announcements Logistics of next few lectures Final project released, proposals/groups due
More informationContinuous Probability Distributions. Uniform Distribution
Continuous Probability Distributions Uniform Distribution Important Terms & Concepts Learned Probability Mass Function (PMF) Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) Complementary Cumulative Distribution
More informationChapter 3, 4 Random Variables ENCS Probability and Stochastic Processes. Concordia University
Chapter 3, 4 Random Variables ENCS6161 - Probability and Stochastic Processes Concordia University ENCS6161 p.1/47 The Notion of a Random Variable A random variable X is a function that assigns a real
More informationDefinition: A random variable X is a real valued function that maps a sample space S into the space of real numbers R. X : S R
Random Variables Definition: A random variable X is a real valued function that maps a sample space S into the space of real numbers R. X : S R As such, a random variable summarizes the outcome of an experiment
More informationWhy study probability? Set theory. ECE 6010 Lecture 1 Introduction; Review of Random Variables
ECE 6010 Lecture 1 Introduction; Review of Random Variables Readings from G&S: Chapter 1. Section 2.1, Section 2.3, Section 2.4, Section 3.1, Section 3.2, Section 3.5, Section 4.1, Section 4.2, Section
More informationThis does not cover everything on the final. Look at the posted practice problems for other topics.
Class 7: Review Problems for Final Exam 8.5 Spring 7 This does not cover everything on the final. Look at the posted practice problems for other topics. To save time in class: set up, but do not carry
More informationSTAT Chapter 5 Continuous Distributions
STAT 270 - Chapter 5 Continuous Distributions June 27, 2012 Shirin Golchi () STAT270 June 27, 2012 1 / 59 Continuous rv s Definition: X is a continuous rv if it takes values in an interval, i.e., range
More informationMFM Practitioner Module: Quantitative Risk Management. John Dodson. September 23, 2015
MFM Practitioner Module: Quantitative Risk Management September 23, 2015 Mixtures Mixtures Mixtures Definitions For our purposes, A random variable is a quantity whose value is not known to us right now
More information(Practice Version) Midterm Exam 2
EECS 126 Probability and Random Processes University of California, Berkeley: Fall 2014 Kannan Ramchandran November 7, 2014 (Practice Version) Midterm Exam 2 Last name First name SID Rules. DO NOT open
More informationExpectation, Variance and Standard Deviation for Continuous Random Variables Class 6, Jeremy Orloff and Jonathan Bloom
Expectation, Variance and Standard Deviation for Continuous Random Variables Class 6, 8.5 Jeremy Orloff and Jonathan Bloom Learning Goals. Be able to compute and interpret expectation, variance, and standard
More informationLECTURE 1. Introduction to Econometrics
LECTURE 1 Introduction to Econometrics Ján Palguta September 20, 2016 1 / 29 WHAT IS ECONOMETRICS? To beginning students, it may seem as if econometrics is an overly complex obstacle to an otherwise useful
More informationLecture 3. Probability - Part 2. Luigi Freda. ALCOR Lab DIAG University of Rome La Sapienza. October 19, 2016
Lecture 3 Probability - Part 2 Luigi Freda ALCOR Lab DIAG University of Rome La Sapienza October 19, 2016 Luigi Freda ( La Sapienza University) Lecture 3 October 19, 2016 1 / 46 Outline 1 Common Continuous
More informationLecture 3. David Aldous. 31 August David Aldous Lecture 3
Lecture 3 David Aldous 31 August 2015 This size-bias effect occurs in other contexts, such as class size. If a small Department offers two courses, with enrollments 90 and 10, then average class (faculty
More informationLecture 1: August 28
36-705: Intermediate Statistics Fall 2017 Lecturer: Siva Balakrishnan Lecture 1: August 28 Our broad goal for the first few lectures is to try to understand the behaviour of sums of independent random
More informationChap 2.1 : Random Variables
Chap 2.1 : Random Variables Let Ω be sample space of a probability model, and X a function that maps every ξ Ω, toa unique point x R, the set of real numbers. Since the outcome ξ is not certain, so is
More information1 Random Variable: Topics
Note: Handouts DO NOT replace the book. In most cases, they only provide a guideline on topics and an intuitive feel. 1 Random Variable: Topics Chap 2, 2.1-2.4 and Chap 3, 3.1-3.3 What is a random variable?
More information4. Distributions of Functions of Random Variables
4. Distributions of Functions of Random Variables Setup: Consider as given the joint distribution of X 1,..., X n (i.e. consider as given f X1,...,X n and F X1,...,X n ) Consider k functions g 1 : R n
More informationIntro to Probability Instructor: Alexandre Bouchard
www.stat.ubc.ca/~bouchard/courses/stat302-sp2017-18/ Intro to Probability Instructor: Alexandre Bouchard Info on midterm CALCULATOR: only NON-programmable, NON-scientific, NON-graphing (and of course,
More information1 Presessional Probability
1 Presessional Probability Probability theory is essential for the development of mathematical models in finance, because of the randomness nature of price fluctuations in the markets. This presessional
More informationLecture Notes 1 Probability and Random Variables. Conditional Probability and Independence. Functions of a Random Variable
Lecture Notes 1 Probability and Random Variables Probability Spaces Conditional Probability and Independence Random Variables Functions of a Random Variable Generation of a Random Variable Jointly Distributed
More informationProbability Density Functions
Probability Density Functions Probability Density Functions Definition Let X be a continuous rv. Then a probability distribution or probability density function (pdf) of X is a function f (x) such that
More informationMathematical statistics
October 1 st, 2018 Lecture 11: Sufficient statistic Where are we? Week 1 Week 2 Week 4 Week 7 Week 10 Week 14 Probability reviews Chapter 6: Statistics and Sampling Distributions Chapter 7: Point Estimation
More informationMath 105 Course Outline
Math 105 Course Outline Week 9 Overview This week we give a very brief introduction to random variables and probability theory. Most observable phenomena have at least some element of randomness associated
More information