Essentials of Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft Office Excel (Book Only)
Essentials of Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft Office Excel (Book Only)
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ISBN: 9781337298353
Author: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 6.1, Problem 1E

The random variable x is known to be uniformly distributed between 1.0 and 1.5.
Show the graph of the probability density function.
a. Compute P ( x = 1.25 ) .
b. Compute P ( 1.0 ≤ x ≤ 1.25 ) .
c. Compute P ( 1.20 < x < 1.5 ) .

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