Probability, Random Variables
and Random Signal Principles
Chapter 2:
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Random Variable
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Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF)
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Probability Mass Function (pmf)
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We will go through each one in
more details later
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Probability Density Function (pdf)
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CDF and PDF relations
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Example
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Example
Solution
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The Gaussian Random Variable
Gaussian Random Variable is a continuous R.V. that has the following pdf
Where 𝜇 is the mean (average value) and 𝜎 is the standard deviation, 𝜎 2 is the variance and will
be written as
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The CDF for Normal distribution with zero mean and unit variance is
The CDF can not be obtained in closed form
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The Standard Normal Distribution (Zero mean and unit variance)
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Example of probabilities
Probabilities of standard normal distribution
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Appendix B
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Other distribution functions
Bernoulli RV
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Binomial Distribution
They are 𝒏 repeated trials (experiments) of Bernoulli trial
Each trial has two outcomes (success or fail, pass or fail, true or false, boy or
girl, one or zero….etc.)
All trials are identical, i.e., 𝑝(1) is the same for all trials
All the trials are independent
Then this experiment is called Binomial experiment with parameters (𝑛, 𝑝)
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PDF of the Binomial distribution
Indicates
Binomial Dist.
Total # of Trials
Prob. of Success
# of Success
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Poisson Distribution
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Uniform Distribution
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Exponential Random Variable
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Rayleigh Random Variable
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Conditional Distribution
Properties of conditional distribution
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Conditional PDF
𝑓𝑋 𝑥 𝑓𝑋 𝑥
𝑑𝐹𝑋 𝑥/𝐵 = 𝑏 𝑥<𝑏
𝑓𝑋 𝑥/𝑋 ≤ 𝑏 = = ൞𝐹𝑋 (𝑏) 𝑥𝑑 𝑥 𝑋𝑓
𝑑𝑥 −∞
0 𝑥≥𝑏
Properties of conditional PDF
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