Sandip posted an Question
May 26, 2021 • 03:34 am 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Mathematical Statistics (MS)

Example: the distribution function of the random variable x is given by x <0 0sx<1 2 f(x)= 1sx<2 3 2x<3 1 3sx a graph of f(x) is presented in figure. compute (a

Why are we taking limits when we can simply do addition,P(X<3)=P(X=0)+P(X=1)+P(X=2)??

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  • Kàjal

    Addition method is not applicable here because it is continuous variable

  • Sandip

    please show me how to do the same problem using addition method

  • Kàjal

    Yes ,you can simply do ,no need to take limit . It is just an another approach which leads to same result.

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    I did that way also but the answer is coming different.can you please solve and show me

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