Central Limit Theorem: Approximations for Linear Combinations of iid Random Variables
Free SOA Exam P (Probability) lesson in Multivariate Random Variables. 20 min read, ~3,023 words.
CLT: for large, regardless of original distribution. Standardize: for sums; for means. Continuity correction: add/subtract 0.5 when approximating discrete distributions. Binomial approx:. Poisson approx:. Percentile:.
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