Given a continuous uniform distribution, show that (a) ? = (A+B)/2 and (b) ?² = (B-A)²/12.
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A continuous uniform distribution is a probability distribution where all the outcomes in a given interval are equally likely. The probability density function (pdf) of a continuous uniform distribution on the interval [A, B] is given by: f(x) = \frac{1}{B-A} for Show more…
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