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| Poisson(\(\mu\)) |
\(x = 0, 1, 2, \ldots\) |
\(e^{-\mu}\frac{\mu^x}{x!}\) |
No closed form |
\(\mu\) |
\(\sqrt{\mu}\) |
| Binomial(\(n\), \(p\)) |
\(x = 0, 1, 2, \ldots, n\) |
\(\binom{n}{x}p^x(1-p)^{n-x}\) |
No closed form |
\(np\) |
\(\sqrt{np(1-p)}\) |
| Geometric(\(p\)) |
\(x = 1, 2, 3, \ldots\) |
\(p(1-p)^{x-1}\) |
\(1-(1-p)^x\) |
\(\frac{1}{p}\) |
\(\sqrt{\frac{1-p}{p^2}}\) |
| Continuous |
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| Uniform(\(a\), \(b\)) |
\(a<x<b\) |
\(\frac{1}{b-a}\) |
\(\frac{x-a}{b-a}\) |
\(\frac{a+b}{2}\) |
\(\frac{b-a}{\sqrt{12}}\) |
| Exponential(\(\lambda\)) |
\(x>0\) |
\(\lambda e^{-\lambda x}\) |
\(1-e^{-\lambda x}\) |
\(\frac{1}{\lambda}\) |
\(\frac{1}{\lambda}\) |
| Normal(\(\mu\), \(\sigma\)) |
\(-\infty < x< \infty\) |
\(\frac{1}{\sigma\sqrt{2\pi}}\exp\left(-\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma}\right)^2\right)\) |
No closed form (use tables) |
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\(\sigma\) |
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