alleryStart learning →The notation for the uniform distribution is written as:
AX ~ P(a, b)
BX ~ U(a, b)
CX ~ N(a, b)
DX ~ B(a, b)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. X ~ U(a, b)
1. Each distribution has a standard shorthand.
2. The notation for the uniform distribution is X ~ U(a, b).
3. Here a is the lowest value of x.
4. And b is the highest value of x.
_Source: OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Continuous Random Variables', sections 5.1-5.3_
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