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Using S hiny to illustrate the probability density function concept

Sérgio Miranda Freire

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Summary The transition from the probability mass function for discrete random variables to the probability density function for continuous random variables is not straightforward, especially to students from the health and social sciences. An R Shiny application was created to assist the learning process of probability density function.

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Summary The transition from the probability mass function for discrete random variables to the probability density function for continuous random variables is not straightforward, especially to students from the health and social sciences. An R Shiny application was created to assist the learning process of probability density function.

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Summary The transition from the probability mass function for discrete random variables to the probability density function for continuous random variables is not straightforward, especially to students from the health and social sciences. An R Shiny application was created to assist the learning process of probability density function.

Key concepts: Probability mass function, Probability density function, Probability-generating function, Random variable, Function (biology), Characteristic function (probability theory), Mathematics, Probability distribution

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