A Symbols used

A.1 Symbols and abbreviations used

Symbol Meaning Reference
\(\in\) Is an element of Chap. 2
\(\subset\) Proper subset Chap. 2
\(\subseteq\) Subset Chap. 2
\(\cup\) Set union; or Chap. 2
\(\cap\) Set intersection; and Chap. 2
\(A\setminus B\) Set difference Chap. 2
Superscript \(c\) Set complement Chap. 2
\(A\Delta B\) Symmetric difference Chap. 2
\(|A|\) Cardinality of set \(A\) Chap. 2
\(\aleph_0\) The smallest infinite cardinality Chap. 2
\(\mathfrak{c}\) Cardinality of the continuum Chap. 2
\(\mathbb{N}\) Set of natural (counting) numbers Chap. 2
\(\mathbb{Z}\) Set of integers Chap. 2
\(\mathbb{Q}\) Set rational numbers Chap. 2
\(\mathbb{R}\) Set of real numbers Chap. 2
\(\mathbb{R}^{+}_0\) Set of non-negative real numbers Chap. 2
\(\mathbb{R}_{+}\) Set of positive real numbers Chap. 2
\(\mathbb{R}_{-}\) Set of negative real numbers Chap. 2
\(\mathbb{C}\) Set of complex numbers Chap. 2
\(P^n_r\) Permutation of \(r\) elements from \(n\) Chap. 3
\(C^n_r\); \(\binom{n}{r}\) Combination of \(r\) elements from \(n\) Chap. 3
\(p_X(x)\) Probability mass function of \(X\) Chap. 3
\(f_X(x)\) Probability density function of \(X\) Chap. 3
\(F_X(x)\) Distribution function for \(X\) Chap. 3
\(\operatorname{E}[X]\); \(\mu\) Expected value, or mean, of \(X\) Chap. 4
\(\operatorname{var}[X]\); \(\sigma^2\) Variance of \(X\) Chap. 4
\(\gamma_1\) Skewness Chap. 4
\(\mathcal{R}_X\) Range for rv \(X\) Chap. 6
\(\gamma_2\) Excess kurtosis Chap. 6
\(M_X(t)\) Moment generating function (MGF) Chap. 6
\(\mu'_r\) \(r\)th raw moment Chap. 6
\(\mu_r\) \(r\)th central moment Chap. 6
\(K_X(t)\) Cumulant generating function (CGF) Chap. 6
\(\varphi_X(t)\) Characteristic function Chap. 6
\(\kappa_r\) \(r\)th cumulant Chap. 6
\(\phi(\cdot)\) Standard normal density function Chap. 8
\(\Phi(\cdot)\) Cumulative standard normal distribution function Chap. 8
\(\operatorname{erf}(x)\) Error function Chap. 8