11.1.3 - Important Moments
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Define a moment in your own words.
💡 Hint: What does it help us understand about a graph?
What is the first moment and what does it signify?
💡 Hint: What is an average?
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What is the first moment also known as?
💡 Hint: It's what you often find as the average.
The variance measures what aspect of a distribution?
💡 Hint: Think about how tight or loose the data is around the average.
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A certain dataset has its second raw moment equal to 20 and the first moment equal to 5. Calculate the variance from these values.
💡 Hint: Remember the variance formula and consider interpreting the results.
If the MGF of a random variable is given as M(t) = e^(2t + t^2), find the variance.
💡 Hint: Differentiate the MGF stepwise to derive moments at t=0.
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