This note suggests that expressing a distribution function as a mixture of suitably chosen distribution functions leads to improved methods for generating random variables in a computer. The idea is ...

A simple procedure for deriving the probability density function (pdf) for sums of uniformly distributed random variables is offered. This method is suited to introductory courses in probability and ...

B.F. Skinner was a renowned American psychologist and behaviorist. He made great contributions to the fields of psychology and sociology and one of his most helpful theories was that of operant ...