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#1 2013-03-08 13:59:55
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Hi;
This problem appears in the Devore book "Probability and Statistics" and has various answers on the internet.
The weekly demand for propane gas (in thousands of gallons) from a particular facility is a random variable X with PDF
What is the expected usage for gas for the coming week?
A number of different answers are given. How can we get the answer using a CAS and simulating the process?
1) Define the PDF in mathematica as:
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myPDF[]=ProbabilityDistribution[2(1-1/x^2),{x,1,2}];2) Run the simulation a million times.
Code:
data=RandomVariate[myPDF[],10^6];
Below is a histogram of data.
3) Get the expected value:
Code:
Mean[data]
1.61357 is returned. So the facility expects to use about 1613 gallons of propane this week.
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#2 2013-03-08 20:04:34
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And it agrees with my answer of 3-2ln(2).
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#3 2013-03-08 20:12:25
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More importantly were you able to duplicate the answer with your package?
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Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#4 2013-03-08 20:14:32
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I will try later.
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#5 2013-03-08 20:17:50
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Okay, you will find it interesting.
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90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#6 2013-03-08 20:57:29
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What kind of distribution would that be?
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#7 2013-03-08 21:08:50
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The one given in post #1 of course!
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Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#8 2013-03-08 21:11:16
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Yes, but what kind is it? Maxima needs me to specify if it is a normal, geometrical, exponential,...
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#9 2013-03-08 21:36:38
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It is none of them.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#10 2013-03-08 21:41:35
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I am not sure how to do it, then.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#11 2013-03-08 21:43:05
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Would you like one way how?
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Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#12 2013-03-08 21:45:55
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Yes.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#13 2013-03-08 21:49:02
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Hi;
I am playing with a method right now but do not have all the kinks ironed out of it. I will post what I have.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#14 2013-03-08 21:50:20
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That is okay.
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#15 2013-03-08 22:02:23
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I want to draw random numbers from the PDF y = 3x^2 from 0 to 1.
So I solve for x
Follow?
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Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#16 2013-03-08 22:02:56
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Yes.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#17 2013-03-08 22:08:25
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Then I take the RHS of that equation where I solved for x and integrate wrt y.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#18 2013-03-08 22:12:27
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Okay. What now?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#19 2013-03-08 22:13:42
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I replace each y in the answer with a random variable that is uniformly distributed between 0 and 1.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#20 2013-03-08 22:31:29
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Hm, why does it work?
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#21 2013-03-08 22:33:31
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It doesn't, I think I have it now though. To follow you must know how to generate random numbers between a and b in maxima. Do you follow?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#22 2013-03-08 22:36:42
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Yes. I have the function.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#23 2013-03-08 22:38:30
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Okay a little theory before we go any further. If you generate 10000 random numbers between 0 and 1 what do you call that distribution?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#24 2013-03-08 22:40:37
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Uniform.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#25 2013-03-08 22:41:31
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You will need to know how to get a histogram of those 10000 points with 10 boxes. Do you know how?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.