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On the comparison of a theoretical and an empirical distribution function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Lajos Takács*
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University

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Let ξ1, ξ2, ···, ξm be mutually independent random variables having a common distribution function Prx} = F(x)(r = 1, 2, ···, m). Let Fm(x) be the empirical distribution function of the sample (ξ1, ξ2, ···, ξm), that is, Fm(x) is defined as the number of variables ≦x divided by m.

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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1971 

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