The total area under the curve must equal 1, representing the fact that the probability of some outcome occurring within the entire range is certain. \[\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}f\left(x\right)dx=1\] ...

Amusement park patrons, wanting to go on a log ride, might not have to wait in line at all, they might have to wait for hours, or the wait could be anywhere in between. For a random log rider, the ...

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Abstract: We consider a setup in which Alice selects a pdf ƒ from a set of prescribed pdfs P and sends a prefix-free codeword W to Bob in order to allow him to generate a single instance of the random ...

Abstract: Alice selects an arbitrary pdf f and uses a stochastic encoder to generate a prefix-free codeword M, which is sent to Bob so that he can generate a single instance of the random variable X ~ ...