DMP 11.1: Conditional Distributions

Reading

Carlton & Devore Chapter 4, Section 4.4. (Pages 277–286)

Topics

• Conditional distribution functions: discrete and continuous
• Independence
• Conditional expectation and variance
• Laws of total expectation and variance

Video

Media Hopper link: Conditional Distributions

Exercises

Chapter 4 Exercises 66–84. (Pages 286–289)

Pick at least two of these exercises and work through them yourself.