这是统计学的分布部分的笔记,里面是常见分布汇总

L 7 - Distribution 1

Bernoulli Distribution

Definition:

A random variable X is said to have a Bernoulli distribution with parameter p, where 0 ≤ p ≤ 1, if its probability mass function is given by

  • pmf.: for x = 0, 1
  • mean & expectation:
  • variance:
  • mgf:

n Bernoulli trials

Definition: a Bernoulli experiment performed n times:

  • are independent Bernoulli random variables (all trials are independent)
  • with same parameter p

Binomial Distribution

Definition:

A random variable X is said to have a binomial distribution if its probability mass function is given by

  • pmf:
  • mean & expectation:
  • variance:
  • mgf:

deviation

if random variables are independent, then

Hypergeometric Distribution

Definition:

A random variable X is said to have a hypergeometric distribution if its probability mass function is given by

  • pmf:
  • mean & expectation:
  • variance:
  • mgf:

L 8 - Distribution 2

Geometric Distribution

Definition:

A random variable X is said to have a geometric distribution if its probability mass function is given by

  • pmf:
  • mean & expectation:
  • variance:
  • mgf:

Negative Binomial Distribution

Definition:

A random variable X is said to have a negative binomial distribution if its probability mass function is given by

  • pmf:
  • mean & expectation:
  • variance:
  • mgf:
  • negative binomial distribution is a generalization of the geometric distribution

Poisson Distribution

Definition:

A random variable X is said to have a Poisson distribution if its probability mass function is given by

  • pmf:
  • mean & expectation:
  • variance:
  • mgf:
  • Poisson distribution is a limiting case of the binomial distribution when n is large and p is small

L 9 & 10 - Continuous Random Variable 2

第九讲引入了连续随机变量,接着介绍了连续随机变量的分布

Uniform Distribution

Definition:

A random variable X is said to have a uniform distribution if its probability density function is given by

  • pdf:
  • mean & expectation:
  • variance:
  • mgf:
  • The uniform distribution is often used to model situations where all outcomes are equally likely

Exponential Distribution

Definition:

A random variable X is said to have an exponential distribution if its probability density function is given by

  • pdf:
  • mean & expectation:
  • variance:
  • mgf:

Normal Distribution

Definition:

A random variable X is said to have a normal distribution if its probability density function is given by

  • pdf:
  • mean & expectation:
  • variance:
  • mgf:
  • The normal distribution is the most important continuous distribution in probability and statistics