continuous density function
Let be a continuous random variable. The function defined as , where is the cumulative distribution function (http://planetmath.org/CumulativeDistributionFunction) of , is called the continuous density function of .Please note that if is a continuous random variable, then does not equal ; for more information read the article on cumulative distribution functions.
Analogously to the discrete case, this function must satisfy:
- 1.
for all
- 2.