cumulative distribution

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cumulative
adjective
uk
/ˈkjuː.mjə.lə.tɪv/us
/ˈkjuː.mjə.lə.t̬ɪv/
increasing by one addition ...
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distribution
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or ...
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Figure 2 compares thecumulativedistributionof technical efficiency associated with the different types of land tenure.
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We let (e) be the density function and (e) thecumulativedistributionfunction.
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The normalizedcumulativedistributionof a regular triangular array of cells would simply step from zero to one at a normalized edge length of 50.
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They suggested the use of the standard normalcumulativedistributionfunction as the transition function.
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As documented in the graph, the presence of borrowing constraints implies that thecumulativedistribution function is discontinuous at several values of the beginningof-period bondholdings.
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Then, the cumulative distributions are plotted and joined with straight lines to for m acumulativedistributioncurve.
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However, the likelihood expression becomes more complicated because it involves acumulativedistribution, which does not have a closed form, and computational time is increased.
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In this way we describe a method for the inversion ofcumulativedistributionfunctions, which is an important topic in mathematical statistics.
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The incomplete gamma functions are related to severalcumulativedistributionfunctions of probability theory, with the underlying distribution being the gamma distribution.
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In a later section we mention application of the same method on a wider class ofcumulativedistributionfunctions.
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Column 5 shows thecumulativedistributionassociated with column four.
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Thecumulativedistributionfunction is (e).
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Here, thecumulativedistributioncurves overlap frequently.
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Because the distribution of scattered photons is complex, we per form the resampling process onto the angular and energy distribution using the inversion of thecumulativedistributionfunction.
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Least squares lines (estimating thecumulativedistributionfunction) shown for plotted points, with 95 % confidence intervals (dotted lines).
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The probability that the task will be completed within the desired time bound can be expressed from thecumulativedistributionof cycles required to a given application.
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