alleryStart learning →In the notation X ~ U(a, b), the letter a stands for:
AThe mean of the sample
BThe count of the trials
CThe lowest value of x
DThe highest value of x
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The lowest value of x
1. The two parameters mark the ends of the range.
2. The notation for the uniform distribution is X ~ U(a, b).
3. In that notation a is the lowest value of x.
4. The letter 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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