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Continuous Variable: can take on any value between two specified values. Obtained by measuring. Covariance: a measure of the direction of the linear relationship between two variables. Discrete ...

We prove large and moderate deviation principles for the distribution of an empirical mean conditioned by the value of the sum of discrete i.i.d. random variables. Some applications for combinatoric ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract It is natural in many contexts to employ conditioning arguments in order to deduce properties of a multivariate distribution Pn from ...

Author: Chris Boucher (March 2011). This app displays an intricate Venn diagram, containing various combinations of set intersections, unions and complements. Users can shade the area they choose by ...

Conditional probability occurs when it is given that something has happened. (Hint: look for the word “given” in the question. The probability that a tennis player wins the first set of a match is ...