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12: 11. Random Variables, PDFs, and Expected Value

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    The following topics are included in this series of six videos.

    1. Intro to random variables
    2. RVs, PDFs, and EVs, definitions and Example 1
    3. RVs, PDFs, and EVs, Example 2
    4. RVs, PDFs, and EVs, Example 3 (with combinations)
    5. RVs, PDFs, and EVs, Example 4 (with a Venn diagram)
    6. RVs, PDFs, and EVs, Example 5 (with a Bernoulli process)

     

     

     

     

     

     


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