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Continuous Probability Distributions

Continuous Variable: can take on any value between two specified values. Obtained by measuring. Discrete Variable: not continuous variable (cannot take on any value between two specified values).
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Probability Distribution: Definition, Types, and Uses in Investing

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
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Estimation of Absolutely Continuous Distributions for Censored Variables in Two-Sample Nonparametric and Semi-Parametric Models

This paper considers the estimation of the density of an absolutely continuous distribution with respect to an unknown baseline distribution F, and the estimation of ...
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Uniform Distribution: Definition, How It Works, and Examples

Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South Carolina, where he launched his own financial advisory firm in 2018. Thomas' experience gives him expertise in a ...
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Discrete Approximations to Continuous Univariate Distributions-An Alternative to Simulation

A method to replace a continuous univariate distribution with a discrete distribution that takes MN different values is analysed. Both distributions share the same rth moments for r = 0,..., 2N - 1 ...