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  2. Continuous uniform distribution - Wikipedia

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    If X has a standard uniform distribution, then Y = X n has a beta distribution with parameters (1/n,1). As such, The Irwin–Hall distribution is the sum of n i.i.d. U(0,1) distributions. The Bates distribution is the average of n i.i.d. U(0,1) distributions. The standard uniform distribution is a special case of the beta distribution, with ...

  3. Discrete uniform distribution - Wikipedia

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    The problem of estimating the maximum of a discrete uniform distribution on the integer interval [,] from a sample of k observations is commonly known as the German tank problem, following the practical application of this maximum estimation problem, during World War II, by Allied forces seeking to estimate German tank production.

  4. List of probability distributions - Wikipedia

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    The uniform distribution or rectangular distribution on [a,b], where all points in a finite interval are equally likely, is a special case of the four-parameter Beta distribution. The Irwin–Hall distribution is the distribution of the sum of n independent random variables, each of which having the uniform distribution on [0,1].

  5. Characteristic function (probability theory) - Wikipedia

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    This is the characteristic function of the standard Cauchy distribution: thus, the sample mean has the same distribution as the population itself. As a further example, suppose X follows a Gaussian distribution i.e. X ∼ N ( μ , σ 2 ) {\displaystyle X\sim {\mathcal {N}}(\mu ,\sigma ^{2})} .

  6. Secretary problem - Wikipedia

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    To model this problem, suppose that the applicants have "true" values that are random variables X drawn i.i.d. from a uniform distribution on [0, 1]. Similar to the classical problem described above, the interviewer only observes whether each applicant is the best so far (a candidate), must accept or reject each on the spot, and must accept the ...

  7. Equidistributed sequence - Wikipedia

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    For example, if a sequence is equidistributed in [0, 2], since the interval [0.5, 0.9] occupies 1/5 of the length of the interval [0, 2], as n becomes large, the proportion of the first n members of the sequence which fall between 0.5 and 0.9 must approach 1/5. Loosely speaking, one could say that each member of the sequence is equally likely ...

  8. Buffon's needle problem - Wikipedia

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    Similar to the examples described above, we consider x, y, φ to be independent uniform random variables over the ranges 0 ≤ x ≤ a, 0 ≤ y ≤ b, − ⁠ π / 2 ⁠ ≤ φ ≤ ⁠ π / 2 ⁠. To solve such a problem, we first compute the probability that the needle crosses no lines, and then we take its complement.

  9. Uniform distribution - Wikipedia

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    Uniform distribution may refer to: Continuous uniform distribution; Discrete uniform distribution; Uniform distribution (ecology) Equidistributed sequence; See also.