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Figure 2.4 shows the effect of the logit transformation on a uniformly distributed variable x. The left figure is the density function of the uniform distribution in... 

Monte Carlo simulation uses computer programs called random number generators. A random number may be defined as a nmnber selected from tlie interval (0, 1) in such a way tliat tlie probabilities that the number comes from any two subintervals of equal lengtli are equal. For example, the probability tliat tlie number is in tlie subinter al (0.1, 0.3) is the same as the probability tliat tlie nmnber is in tlie subinterval (0.5, 0.7). Random numbers thus defined are observations on a random variable X having a uniform distribution on tlie interval (0, 1). Tliis means tliat tlie pdf of X is specified by... 

A bounded continuous random variable with uniform distribution has the probability function... 

In pi actice, loads are not necessarily uniformly distributed nor uniaxial, and cross-sectional areas are often variable. Thus it becomes necessary to define the stress at a point as the limiting value of the load per unit area as the area approaches zero. Furthermore, there may be tensile or compressive stresses (O,, O, O ) in each of three orthogonal directions and as many as six shear stresses (t, , T ). The... 

Uhlenbeck G. E., 170,176 Umezawa, ffc, 698 Uncorrelated random variables, 146 Uniform distribution, 109 Unit cell... 

Weights will be unconsciously applied if operating conditions are non-uniformly distributed in the experimental space. Estimated model parameters will then better reproduce the experimental data from that part of the space where the density of experimentation is greater. Therefore, statistical methods of planning of kinetic experiments, possibly modified by appropriate transformation of variables, are strongly recommended. 

The term two-phase flow covers an extremely broad range of situations, and it is possible to address only a small portion of this spectrum in one book, let alone one chapter. Two-phase flow includes any combination of two of the three phases solid, liquid, and gas, i.e., solid-liquid, gas-liquid, solid-gas, or liquid-liquid. Also, if both phases are fluids (combinations of liquid and/or gas), either of the phases may be continuous and the other distributed (e.g., gas in liquid or liquid in gas). Furthermore, the mass ratio of the two phases may be fixed or variable throughout the system. Examples of the former are nonvolatile liquids with solids or noncondensable gases, whereas examples of the latter are flashing liquids, soluble solids in liquids, partly miscible liquids in liquids, etc. In addition, in pipe flows the two phases may be uniformly distributed over the cross section (i.e., homogeneous) or they may be separated, and the conditions under which these states prevail are different for horizontal flow than for vertical flow. 

In order to evaluate equation 44-77 it is necessary to assume a distribution for the variability of AEs and AEx, and in the earlier chapter the distribution used was the Normal distribution here, therefore, we want to now evaluate this function for the case of a uniform distribution. We note here that much of the discussion in the earlier chapter concerning the evaluation of equation 44-77 applies now as well, so it behooves... 

A compendium of some common probability density functions A random variable is said to be distributed as the uniform distribution if /(x) is given by... 

No simple form of the moment generating function exists. In the special case where 0C =a2 = 1, the beta distribution reduces to the uniform distribution over [0, 13- Finally, we will frequently refer to Snedecor s F-distribution. A random variable defined over ]0, + 00 [ is distributed with the F-distribution with v, and v2 degrees of freedom... 

Models are often best understood relative to the situation they are designed to describe if their constitutive variables are allowed to fluctuate statistically in a realistic way. Once a variable has been assigned a suitable density of probability distribution and the parameters of this distribution have been chosen, the fluctuations can be conveniently produced by using random deviates from statistical tables. A random deviate is a particular value of a standard random variable. Many elementary books in statistics contain tables of deviates from uniform, normal, exponential,. .. distributions. Many high-level computation-oriented programming languages (e.g., MatLab) and spreadsheets, such as Microsoft Excel, also contain random number generators. The book by Press et al. (1986) contains software that produces random deviates for the most commonly used probability distributions. 

The structure calculation is started from a conformation with all torsion angles treated as independent uniformly distributed random variables and consists of five stages ... 

If we examine the current geographical distribution of a mutation, it is hard to estimate the value of the population density n at the position and time where the mutation originates. It makes sense to treat n as a random variable selected from a certain probability density p n). The constraints imposed onp n) are the conservation of the normalization condition f p(n) dn = 1 and the range of variation, noc > n > 0. The maximum information entropy approach leads to a uniform distribution... 

Some variables cannot be negative (concentration, body weight) other variables have upper bounds (e.g., 100%). If the fitted distribution exceeds these bounds the tails may be truncated (draws in a Monte Carlo analysis have to be processed accordingly) however, distributions that have to be severely truncated are a poor choice. Especially proportions or fractions that range between 0 and 1 (0% and 100%) should only be represented by a distribution with finite tails (e.g., beta or uniform distribution). 

It is impossible to use this observation for cycles with limitation directly, because the inequality of limitation (15) is not true for uniform distribution. According to this inequality, ratios fcj/fcmin should be sufficiently small (if fciT fcmin)- To provide this inequality we need to use at least the log-uniform distribution fc, = exp Aj and A, are independent variables uniformly distributed in interval loc,p] with sufficiently big (jS—a)/fx. 

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