A-level · Statistical distributions
Linear combinations of random variablesExam-style questions
E(aX + b) and Var(aX + b), expectation and variance of aX ± bY for independent variables — variances ADD even when the variables subtract — the difference between nX and the sum of n independent copies, and combining Normal (and Poisson) variables.
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