ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to distinguish between continuous and discrete random variables and their respective probability distributions, presents some useful continuous probability distributions and shows how they can be used to solve some practical problems. A cavity magnetron is a high-powered vacuum tube commonly used in microwave ovens. One brand of microwave uses a new type of magnetron that can be unstable when not installed properly. Suppose the research department of a steel manufacturer believes that one of the company’s rolling machines is producing sheets of steel of varying thickness. A piece of equipment used in the manufacture of the spindles malfunctions on occasion and places a single gouge somewhere on the spindle. The US Department of Agriculture patented a process that uses a bacterium for removing bitterness from citrus juices. The characteristics of an industrial filling process in which an expensive liquid is injected into a container were investigated in Journal of Quality Technology.
