Week Four: Random Variables

Monday

• Poisson Distribution
• R: The Binomial Distribution
• R: The Poisson Distribution
• Readings: pp. 96-109
• Problems: Ch 3 #30, 34, 36, 40, 41

Wednesday

• Random Variables and Expected Values
• Readings: pp. 117-125
• Problems: Ch 4 #1, 2, 4, 5, 9

Friday

• Joint Distributions and Independence
• R: A Random Cylinder
• Readings: pp. 125 - 135
• Problems: 11, 12, 16, 18, 20
• Exam I next Wednesday