Computational Formulæ for the Mean and Variance
For some random variables, especially those following common named distributions, formulæ involving the parameters of the distribution can be derived to simplify computation of these values.
In the case of an arbitrarily defined PDF, no general formulæ are available; we have computed the specific values for the mean and standard deviation above.
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