Statistics
RandomVariable
create new random variable
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
References
RandomVariable(T)
T
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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.
with⁡Statistics:
Create a random variable which is normally distributed with mean a and standard deviation b.
X≔RandomVariable⁡Normal⁡a,b
X≔_R
PDF⁡X,t
2⁢ⅇ−t−a22⁢b22⁢π⁢b
Mean⁡X
a
T≔Distribution⁡GammaDistribution⁡u,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≔RandomVariable⁡T
Y≔_R0
PDF⁡Y,t
0t<0tuv−1⁢ⅇ−tuu⁢Γ⁡votherwise
U≔Distribution⁡`=`⁡PDF,t↦piecewise⁡t<0,0,t<3,13,0
U ≔ moduleoptionDistribution,Continuous;exportConditions,PDF;end module
Z≔RandomVariable⁡U
Z≔_R1
PDF⁡Z,t
0t<013t<30otherwise
Mean⁡Z
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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