Reading
Carlton & Devore Chapter 3, Section 3.1, Subsections 3.1.1–3.1.4. (Pages 147–156)
Topics
- Continuous random variables
- Probability density function (PDF)
- Uniform distribution
- Cumulative distribution function (CDF)
- Conversion PDF⟷CDF
- Calculating probabilities with a CDF
Video
Media Hopper link: Continuous Random Variables
Exercises
Chapter 3 Exercises 1–17. (Pages 158–161)
Choose some of these exercises and work through them yourself. (A few items involve percentiles and medians, which aren't covered until the next page. These are questions 10(e), 11(d), 12(e), 14(d), 15(d), and 16(c).)