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IUnivariateDistributionTObservationInverseDistributionFunction Method

Gets the inverse of the cumulative distribution function (icdf) for this distribution evaluated at probability p. This function is also known as the Quantile function.

Namespace:  Accord.Statistics.Distributions
Assembly:  Accord.Statistics (in Accord.Statistics.dll) Version: 3.8.0
Syntax
TObservation InverseDistributionFunction(
	double p
)
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Parameters

p
Type: SystemDouble
A probability value between 0 and 1.

Return Value

Type: TObservation
A sample which could original the given probability value when applied in the DistributionFunction(Double).
Remarks
The Inverse Cumulative Distribution Function (ICDF) specifies, for a given probability, the value which the random variable will be at, or below, with that probability.
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