The probability density function ( pdf ) and cumulative distribution function ( cdf ) are two of the most important statistical functions in reliability and are very closely related. When these functions are known, almost any other reliability measure of interest can be derived or obtained. Figure 1 Figure 2 PDF - Probability Density Function or density of a continuous random variable , is a function whose value at any given sample (or point) in the sample space (the set of possible values taken by the random variable) can be interpreted as providing a relative likelihood that the value of the random variable would equal that sample In a more precise sense , the PDF is used to specify the probability of a random variable falling within a particular range of values , as opposed to taking one value. CDF - cumulative distribution function ( CDF ) of a real-valued random variable X, or just distribution function of X, evalua...
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