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Name: Elementary Statistics: Video Lecture - Continuous Random Variables
ID: m17566
Language: English (en)
Summary: This video lecture is designed as a supplement to the Continuous Random Variables chapter of Collaborative Statistics (col10522) by Barbara Illowsky and Susan Dean. In this chapter, students can expect to learn how to recognize and understand continuous probability distribution functions in general; recognize the uniform probability distribution and apply it appropriately; and recognize the exponential probability distribution and apply it appropriately.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: collaborative, elementary, statistics
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0

Authors: Susan Dean (susanldean45@gmail.com), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu)
Copyright Holders: Maxfield Foundation (cnx@cnx.org)
Maintainers: Susan Dean (susanldean45@gmail.com), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)

Latest version: 1.7 (history)
First publication date: Sep 25, 2008 5:34 pm -0500
Last revision to module: Jan 6, 2011 12:38 pm -0600

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Version: 1.7 Jan 6, 2011 12:38 pm -0600 by Ed Woodward
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Version: 1.6 Oct 24, 2008 7:36 pm -0500 by James Cooper
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Version: 1.5 Oct 1, 2008 6:15 pm -0500 by Connexions
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Version: 1.4 Oct 1, 2008 1:10 am -0500 by Connexions
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Version: 1.3 Sep 30, 2008 4:50 pm -0500 by Connexions
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Version: 1.2 Sep 30, 2008 11:23 am -0500 by Connexions
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Version: 1.1 Sep 29, 2008 11:35 am -0500 by Connexions
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Dean, Susan, and Barbara Illowsky. "Elementary Statistics: Video Lecture - Continuous Random Variables." Connexions. January 6, 2011. http://cnx.org/content/m17566/1.7/.

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Dean, S., & Illowsky, B. 2011. Elementary Statistics: Video Lecture - Continuous Random Variables. Connexions, January 6, 2011. http://cnx.org/content/m17566/1.7/.

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