Thanks everyone or the clarification... CCC
"Dennis Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > in this case, i think upper/lower case matters not ... in fact, in minitab, > if you go to get help on pdf ... you see (some) > > PDF for values in E...E [put results in E...E] > > BINOMIAL n = K, p = K > > POISSON mu = K > > INTEGER discrete uniform on integers K to K > > DISCRETE dist. with values in C and probabilities in C > > NORMAL [mu = K [sigma = K]] > > UNIFORM [continuous on the interval K to K] > > note it is PDF ... capped > > however, for some terms ... it does make a difference ... i know that the > output for t tests in minitab uses cap T ... which is NOT correct ... since > there is a linear transformation called big T ... with mean = 50 and sd = > 10 ... which should NOT be confused with little t > > At 04:43 PM 4/24/02 +0100, Chia C Chong wrote: > >Hi! > > > >Just a very simple question. What is the correct arycom for "probability > >density function"? Should it be *pdf* or *PDF*? Am I right that, normally > >people use *pdf* for "probability density function" and *PDF* for > >"probability distribution function"? > > > >Thanks. > > > >CCC > > > > > >. > >. > >================================================================= > >Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > >problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > >. http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > >================================================================= > > Dennis Roberts, 208 Cedar Bldg., University Park PA 16802 > <Emailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > WWW: http://roberts.ed.psu.edu/users/droberts/drober~1.htm > AC 8148632401 > > . > . > ================================================================= > Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > ================================================================= . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
