4: Distributions
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- 22037
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- 4.1: Introduction to Distributions
- Review to set the stage...
- 4.2: Introduction to Probability
- Before you can understand the special types of distributions, you should understand the basic idea of probability.
- 4.3: The Binomial Distribution
- Since "bi" means "two" and "nom" means "name" (or "category name"), what do you think a binomial distribution is?
- 4.4: The Law of Large Numbers
- How numbers work...
- 4.5: Normal Distributions and Probability Distributions
- Why is being Normal so important?
- 4.6: Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem
- Sorta redundant, but sampling distributions are distributions of the means of samples
- 4.7: Putting it All Together
- Why do we care about all of these distributions?
- 4.8: Summary- The Bigger Picture
- Probability distributions are the heart of how inferential statistics work.