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For a random variable X, the mapping \( F_X : {\mathbb R}\rightarrow [0,1] \) given by
is called the distribution function of X. The distribution function \( F_X \) describes the stochastic properties of the random variable X.
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Schmidt, K.D. (2016). Probability Distributions. In: Radtke, M., Schmidt, K.D., Schnaus, A. (eds) Handbook on Loss Reserving. EAA Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30056-6_39
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