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Example: Level vs. Size for Test on Poisson Rate

This example illustrates the level of a test vs. the size of a test using a hypothesis test on the rate of a Poisson distribution.

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Continuous Distributions: A Review

In this lesson, a brief review of the general properties of continuous distributions is provided. The end of the lesson is a comparison of the properties for continuous and discrete distributions.

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Probability Density Functions

In this lesson, probability density functions are introduced, defined, and discussed. Properties of probability mass functions and probability density functions are presented. Concepts are…

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Probability Mass Functions

In this lesson, the probability mass function for discrete random variables is defined, discussed, and illustrated.

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Distribution Functions

This lesson is the first of many that discuss probability functions. We begin the discussion of probability functions with the cumulative distribution function (CDF). The CDF is defined and…

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