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i don't know calculate this integral..

2006-11-20 03:38:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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This is true of any distribution that has a density, not just the normal one. It follows straight from the definitions. The c.d.f. (cumulative distribution function) of a vble X is by def. the fctn F(a) = Prob(X < a). Density, g, is the derivative of F: g(a) is by def. the limit of (1/epsilon)Prob(a < X < a+epsilon) as epsilon decreases to zero. So F(a) is the integral of g from -infty to a (this uses F(-infty) = 0 and the Fundamental Thm of Calculus, that integration reverses differentiation).

2006-11-20 04:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

That's a definition. The integral of the density IS the cumulative function.

Doing that integral involves doing a double integral over polar coordinates: not for the newbie.

2006-11-20 03:52:20 · answer #2 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 0 0

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