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Cumulative distribution function

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Definition

Let XX be a real random variable on a probability space (Ω,ℱ,P)(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, P). The cumulative distribution function of XX is the function FX ⁣:ℝ→[0,1]F_X \colon \mathbb{R} \to [0, 1] with FX(x)=P(X≤x)for x∈ℝ.F_X(x) = P(X \le x) \quad \text{for } x \in \mathbb{R}. More generally, the cumulative distribution function of a probability distribution μ\mu on ℝ\mathbb{R} is F(x)=μ((−∞,x])F(x) = \mu((-\infty, x]).

Remarks

For a<ba < b, P(a<X≤b)=FX(b)−FX(a)P(a < X \le b) = F_X(b) - F_X(a). FXF_X is nondecreasing and right-continuous, with limit 00 at −∞-\infty and limit 11 at +∞+\infty. Conversely, each function with these properties is the cumulative distribution function of some distribution. The jump of FXF_X at xx is P(X=x)=FX(x)−lim⁡t→x−FX(t)P(X = x) = F_X(x) - \lim_{t \to x^-} F_X(t). For a fair die, FX(x)=⌊x⌋/6F_X(x) = \lfloor x \rfloor / 6 for 0≤x<60 \le x < 6, FX(x)=0F_X(x) = 0 for x<1x < 1, and FX(x)=1F_X(x) = 1 for x≥6x \ge 6.

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