Talk:Cumulative density function: Difference between revisions

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::: I'm not willing to say the term is a mistake or that it's not a mistake. I agree with Michael that it's an unfortunate term. But if I squint I can see a colorable case for it, and I think that anyone claiming ''actively'' that it's an error has the burden of proof. --[[User:Trovatore|Trovatore]] ([[User talk:Trovatore|talk]]) 06:04, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

{{ping|Trovatore}} Two points:

* You ask what you get when you accumulate a density function. There are such things as mass density, energy density, probability density, and some others. When you accumulatedaccumulate a mass density function you get a mass; when you accumulate an energy density function you get energy; when you accumulate a probability density function you get a probability. The values of cumulative distribution functions are probabilities.

* You say clearing up confusions is not our job. I wonder why not. Wikipedia is supposed to provide information. That includes clearing up confusions.

[[User:Michael Hardy|Michael Hardy]] ([[User talk:Michael Hardy|talk]]) 02:43, 16 July 2023 (UTC)