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@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ data are smaller than the 3$^{\rm rd}$ quartile.
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% from a normal distribution.}
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% \end{figure}
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\enterm{Box-whisker plots} are commonly used to visualize and compare
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the distribution of unimodal data. A box is drawn around the median
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that extends from the 1$^{\rm st}$ to the 3$^{\rm rd}$ quartile. The
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whiskers mark the minimum and maximum value of the data set
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(\figref{displayunivariatedatafig} (3)).
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\enterm[box-whisker plots]{Box-whisker plots} are commonly used to
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visualize and compare the distribution of unimodal data. A box is
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drawn around the median that extends from the 1$^{\rm st}$ to the
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3$^{\rm rd}$ quartile. The whiskers mark the minimum and maximum value
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of the data set (\figref{displayunivariatedatafig} (3)).
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\begin{exercise}{univariatedata.m}{}
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Generate 40 normally distributed random numbers with a mean of 2 and
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@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ The distribution of values in a data set is estimated by histograms
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\subsection{Histograms}
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\enterm[Histogram]{Histograms} count the frequency $n_i$ of
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\enterm[histogram]{Histograms} count the frequency $n_i$ of
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$N=\sum_{i=1}^M n_i$ measurements in each of $M$ bins $i$
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(\figref{diehistogramsfig} left). The bins tile the data range
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usually into intervals of the same size. The width of the bins is
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@@ -193,8 +193,9 @@ categories $i$ is the \enterm{histogram}, or the \enterm{frequency
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with the expected theoretical distribution of $P=1/6$.}
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\end{figure}
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Histograms are often used to estimate the \enterm{probability
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distribution} of the data values.
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Histograms are often used to estimate the
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\enterm[probability!distribution]{probability distribution} of the
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data values.
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\subsection{Probabilities}
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In the frequentist interpretation of probability, the probability of
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@@ -253,13 +254,14 @@ probability can also be expressed as $P(x_0<x<x_0 + \Delta x)$.
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In the limit to very small ranges $\Delta x$ the probability of
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getting a measurement between $x_0$ and $x_0+\Delta x$ scales down to
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zero with $\Delta x$:
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\[ P(x_0<x<x_0+\Delta x) \approx p(x_0) \cdot \Delta x \; . \]
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In here the quantity $p(x_00)$ is a so called \enterm{probability
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density} that is larger than zero and that describes the
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distribution of the data values. The probability density is not a
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unitless probability with values between 0 and 1, but a number that
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takes on any positive real number and has as a unit the inverse of the
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unit of the data values --- hence the name ``density''.
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\[ P(x_0<x<x_0+\Delta x) \approx p(x_0) \cdot \Delta x \; . \]
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In here the quantity $p(x_00)$ is a so called
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\enterm[probability!density]{probability density} that is larger than
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zero and that describes the distribution of the data values. The
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probability density is not a unitless probability with values between
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0 and 1, but a number that takes on any positive real number and has
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as a unit the inverse of the unit of the data values --- hence the
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name ``density''.
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\begin{figure}[t]
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\includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{pdfprobabilities}
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@@ -280,14 +282,14 @@ the probability density over the whole real axis must be one:
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\end{equation}
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The function $p(x)$, that assigns to every $x$ a probability density,
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is called \enterm{probability density function},
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is called \enterm[probability!density function]{probability density function},
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\enterm[pdf|see{probability density function}]{pdf}, or just
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\enterm[density|see{probability density function}]{density}
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(\determ{Wahrscheinlichkeitsdichtefunktion}). The well known
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\enterm{normal distribution} (\determ{Normalverteilung}) is an example of a
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probability density function
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\[ p_g(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi\sigma^2}}e^{-\frac{(x-\mu)^2}{2\sigma^2}} \]
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--- the \enterm{Guassian distribution}
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--- the \enterm{Gaussian distribution}
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(\determ{Gau{\ss}sche-Glockenkurve}) with mean $\mu$ and standard
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deviation $\sigma$.
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The factor in front of the exponential function ensures the normalization to
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