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InverseCDF

InverseCDF[dist, q]
gives the inverse of the cumulative distribution function for the symbolic distribution dist as a function of the variable q.

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The inverse CDF at q is also referred to as the q quantile of a distribution.

For a continuous distribution dist the inverse CDF at q is the value x such that CDF[dist, x]=q.

For a discrete distribution dist the inverse CDF at q is the smallest integer x such that CDF[dist, x]≥q.

The value q can be symbolic or any number between 0 and 1.

Basic Examples (1)

Inverse CDFs for a normal distribution and a Bernoulli distribution:

Applications (3)

Properties & Relations (3)

Possible Issues (1)

CDF Quantile

Discrete Distributions

Continuous Distributions

Descriptive Statistics

New in 6.0: Statistics

Demonstrations with InverseCDF (Wolfram Demonstrations Project)

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