SIX SIGMA Glossary: Cumulative Distribution Function

The Cumulative Distribution Function is the mathematical function that is used to calculate the cumulative proportion of a continuous probability distribution:

normal distribution

For a normal distribution the cdf is:

cdf normal distribution

This cannot be easily solved, and so normal distribution tables, or computers are used.

See also the Probability Distribution Function (pdf).

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