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Metaphysics on geometric distribution in probability theory

Stefano Ottolenghi2017-01-312017-01-310

I realized geometric distribution is not exactly about the time needed to get the first success in a given number of trials. This is a very odd feeling. It is…

Random variables: what are they and why are they needed?

Stefano Ottolenghi2016-11-242016-12-060

This article aims at providing some intuition for what random variables areĀ and why random variables are useful and needed in probability theory. Intuition for random variables Informally speaking, random variables…

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