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Area under the curve is given by which function?

AThe correlation formula
BThe cumulative distribution
CThe probability density
DThe regression equation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The cumulative distribution
1. Two related functions describe a continuous distribution. 2. The curve itself is the probability density function. 3. Area under the curve is given by a different function. 4. That function is the cumulative distribution function, abbreviated cdf. _Source: OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Continuous Random Variables', sections 5.1-5.3_
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