Dictionary
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axioms of probabilitySee Kolmogorov axioms [Deutsch] | |
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Central tendencyA typical value for a distribution. [Deutsch] | |
coin tossIf it is a fair coin, then a coin toss can be regarded as random experiment. [Deutsch] | |
complementThe complement of set A contains everything that is not in the set A [Deutsch] | |
conditional probabilityThe measure of the probability of an event occurring, given that another event occurred. [Deutsch] | |
continuous variableCan take an uncountable set of values. [Deutsch] | |
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dependent variableThe value of a dependent variable depends on the value(s) of independent variable(s). [Deutsch] | |
descriptive statisticsSummaries of a given data set, which can be either of an entire population or a sample of a population. [Deutsch] | |
deterministic eventAn event in which we can predict what will happen according to some model or set of equations. Once we know the starting conditions, we know the endpoint [Deutsch] | |
discrete variableThe number of values is either finite or countably infinite. [Deutsch] | |