4.2 Cumulative Distribution Functions and Expected Values

Contents

• 4.2.1 The Cumulative Distribution Function
• 4.2.2 Using F(x) to Compute Probabilities
• 4.2.3 Obtaining f(x) from F(x)
• 4.2.4 Percentiles of a Continuous Distribution
• 4.2.5 Expected Values
• EXERCISES Section 4.2 (11-27)

Introduction

Several of the most important concepts introduced in the study of discrete distributions also play an important role for continuous distributions. Definitions analogous to those in Chapter 3 involve replacing summation by integration.