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Continuous Random Variables HL

A random variable is continuous if it can take any value in an interval. Calculations with continuous random variables often involve quantities such as heights or times; in other words, quantities that can be measured rather than counted. In order to calculate probabilities, we need to find areas under graphs, so it is important that you are confident with integration techniques before working through this page. In...


Tags: probability density function, median, expected value, variance, e(x), var(x), integration

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