Continuous distributions are basic to the theory of probability and statistics, and the calculus is necessary to handle them with any ease. (Richard Hamming)

Continuous distributions are basic to the theory of probability and statistics, and the calculus is necessary to handle them with any ease.

Richard Hamming

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