Probability, events and random variables
Random processes
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Probability, events and random variables
Random processes

Author : Bernard DEMOULIN

Publication date: March 10, 2013, Review date: June 1, 2021 | Lire en français

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1. Probability, events and random variables

1.1 Events and random variables

Random events and random variables differ from deterministic events and variables in that it is impossible to precisely predict their occurrences or numerical values. Before tackling the notion of probability, the main subject of this section, we'll use examples to illustrate what a random event, a discrete random variable or a continuous random variable actually means.

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1.1.1 Notions of random events

Let's take the example of an experiment involving the tossing...

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