14.4 - Conditional Distributions
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Practice Questions
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What is the formula for calculating conditional PMF?
💡 Hint: Think back to how joint probabilities work.
Define conditional PDF in your own words.
💡 Hint: Remember the notation f_{X|Y}(x | y)?
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What is the primary purpose of conditional distributions?
💡 Hint: Think about how they relate to dependencies.
True or False: Conditional distributions are only applicable to discrete random variables.
💡 Hint: Review examples involving continuous variables.
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Given a joint PDF for two variables, X and Y, calculate the conditional PDF for X when Y = a specific value. Include the integration limits.
💡 Hint: Focus on the marginal for Y first.
In a real-world study, if the conditional probabilities of weather affecting coffee sales is given, how would you approach analyzing this statistically?
💡 Hint: Focus on gathering relevant joint probability information.
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