3. Discrete Distributions

Topics and Notes

1. Concepts of Random Variables
   • A. Definition of a random variable
   • B. Characterizing discrete random variables
   •     1). Explicit definition
   •     2). Probability mass function (PMF)
   •     3). Expectation and variance
2. Special Discrete Distributions
• A. Binomial distribution
•     1). Distribution function
•     2). Means and variance (standard deviation)
• B. Poisson distribution
•     1). Distribution function
•     2). Mean and variance (standard deviation)
3. Lecture Note
• a. [Lecture Note] Numerical summary of numerical data: HTML

Practice and Interactive Apps

• a. Practice exercises #03 WEB LINK
• b. No apps for this topic

Weekly Assignments

1. This week's Assignment (Weekly quiz)
   • a. Available on D2L: 12:00 PM, Thursday
   • b. Due: 11:30 PM, Sunday
   • Answer Key to Weekly Quiz #3