Some Illustrative Classroom Examples Regarding Sums of Discrete Random Variables With Finite Support

In many probability and mathematical statistics courses the probability generating function (PGF) is typically overlooked in favor of the more utilized moment generating function. However, for certain types of random variables, the PGF may be more appealing. For example, sums of independent, non-neg...

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Published in:	The American statistician Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 258 - 265
Main Author:	Terpstra, Jeff T
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Alexandria, VA Taylor & Francis 01.08.2005 American Statistical Association
Subjects:	Central limit theorem Classrooms Coefficients Dice Discrete distributions Distribution theory Exact sciences and technology Generating function Golf Limit theorems Mathematics P values Polynomials Probabilities Probability Probability and statistics Probability generating function Probability theory and stochastic processes Proportions Random variables Sciences and techniques of general use Software packages Statistical methods Statistics Sums Teacher's Corner Theorems Wilcoxon signed-rank statistic Wilcoxon test Generating function Statistical moment Dice Software package Probability generating function Probability distribution Sums Statistical method Random variable sum Discrete distributions Central limit theorem Proportion Proportions Discrete distribution Wilcoxon signed-rank statistic Distribution function Software Exact distribution
ISSN:	0003-1305, 1537-2731
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