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CS145: Probability & Computing Lecture 9-a: Gaussian Distributions, Moment Generating Functions. Instructor: Eli Upfal Brown University Computer Science. Figure credits: Bertsekas & Tsitsiklis , Introduction to Probability , 2008 Pitman, Probability , 1999. CS145: Lecture 9-a Outline.
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CS145: Probability & ComputingLecture 9-a: Gaussian Distributions, Moment Generating Functions Instructor: Eli Upfal Brown University Computer Science Figure credits:Bertsekas & Tsitsiklis, Introduction to Probability, 2008Pitman, Probability, 1999
CS145: Lecture 9-a Outline • Gaussian (Normal) Distributions • Moment Generating Function • Moments of the Normal Distribution
Why the Normal Distribution? Binomial Distribution:
Scaling a Gaussian Variable Any linear transformation of a Gaussian variable is Gaussian! • Mean and variance of linear functions: • Proof that PDF is Gaussian will come later …
CS145: Lecture 9-a Outline • Gaussian (Normal) Distributions • Moment Generating Function • Moments of the Normal Distribution
CS145: Lecture 9-a Outline • Gaussian (Normal) Distributions • Moment Generating Function • Moments of the Normal Distribution