multivariate CDF
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Summary
Multivariate cumulative distribution functions (CDFs) are a way of characterizing multivariate distributions which generalize the univariate CDF.
Context
This concept has the prerequisites:
- random variables (Multivariate distributions are a way of representing dependencies between random variables.)
- multiple integrals (Multiple integrals are needed to compute probabilities associated with continuous multivariate distributions.)
- cumulative distribution function (Joint distributions can be represented in terms of the joint CDF.)
- higher-order partial derivatives (Higher order partial derivatives are used to recover the joint PDF from the joint CDF.)
Core resources (read/watch one of the following)
-Paid-
→ Probability and Statistics
An introductory textbook on probability theory and statistics.
- Section 3.4, "Bivariate distributions," pages 118-126
- Section 3.5, "Marginal distributions," up to "Independent random variables," pages 128-131
→ A First Course in Probability
An introductory probability textbook.
Location:
Section 6.1, "Joint distribution functions," pages 258-267
See also
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