Introduction to probability, random processes and basic statistical methods to address the random nature of signals and systems that engineers analyze, characterize and apply in their designs. It ...

A random variable is one whose value is unknown or a function that assigns values to each of an experiment’s outcomes. A random variable can be discrete or continuous.

D. Johnson, Triangular Approximations for Continuous Random Variables in Risk Analysis, The Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 53, No. 4 (Apr., 2002), pp. 457-467 ...