Statistics
RandomVariable
create new random variable
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
References
RandomVariable(T)
T
-
ProbabilityDistribution; probability distribution
The RandomVariable command creates new random variable with the specified distribution.
The parameter can be one of the supported distributions or a distribution data structure.
withStatistics:
Create a random variable which is normally distributed with mean a and standard deviation b.
X≔RandomVariableNormala,b
X≔_R
PDFX,t
2ⅇ−t−a22b22πb
MeanX
a
T≔DistributionGammaDistributionu,v
T ≔ moduleoptionDistribution,Continuous;exportConditions,Dimensions,ParentName,Parameters,CharacteristicFunction,CGF,Mean,Mode,MGF,PDF,Support,Variance,CDFNumeric,QuantileNumeric,RandomSample,RandomSampleSetup,RandomVariate,MaximumLikelihoodEstimate;end module
Y≔RandomVariableT
Y≔_R0
PDFY,t
0t<0tuv−1ⅇ−tuuΓvotherwise
U≔Distribution`=`PDF,t↦piecewiset<0,0,t<3,13,0
U ≔ moduleoptionDistribution,Continuous;exportConditions,PDF;end module
Z≔RandomVariableU
Z≔_R1
PDFZ,t
0t<013t<30otherwise
MeanZ
32
Stuart, Alan, and Ord, Keith. Kendall's Advanced Theory of Statistics. 6th ed. London: Edward Arnold, 1998. Vol. 1: Distribution Theory.
See Also
Statistics[Computation]
Statistics[Distribution]
Statistics[Distributions]
Statistics[RandomVariables]
Statistics[Specialize]
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