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Consider the sum of $n$ uniform distributions on $[0,1]$, or $Z_n$. Why does the cusp in the PDF of $Z_n$ disappear for $n \geq 3$?
I've been wondering about this one for a while; I find it a little weird how abruptly it happens. Basically, why do we need just three uniforms for $Z_n$ to smooth out like it does? And why does the ...
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Difference between Excel's RAND(), RAND()*RAND(), etc
I plotted below the standarized results of:
RAND()
RAND() * RAND()
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RAND() * RAND() * RAND() * RAND() * RAND() * RAND()
It seems that the results are getting to zero, is that because you're ...
