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