document.write( "Question 1019248: What is cummulative distribution? \n" ); document.write( "
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a distribution of scores might be 20% for each increment of 1.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your table would look like this:\r
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document.write( "x          distribution of x          cumulative distribution of x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "1               20%                          20%\r\n" );
document.write( "2               20%                          40%\r\n" );
document.write( "3               20%                          60%\r\n" );
document.write( "4               20%                          80%\r\n" );
document.write( "5               20%                          100%\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the cumulative distribution includes all the previous distributions as well.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "here's a refeence.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "http://stattrek.com/statistics/charts/cumulative-plot.aspx\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "here's a definition of cumulative by merriam webster.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cumulative\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cumulative comes from accumulate.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "when your next interval adds the data from the previous interval, then you have cumulative data.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the following excel output shows the tablel and graph of a distribution and its cumulative distribution.\r
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