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STA 112 lesson
Explain and apply constant density on a finite interval.
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STA112-T23-L01; Source: T89-90, S40-41 | Course topic 12
For X~Uniform(a,b), a<b, f(x)=1/(b-a) inside the interval and 0 outside. For a≤c<d≤b, P(c<X<d)=(d-c)/(b-a). All equal-length subintervals have equal probability, but an exact single point has probability zero. F(t)=0 below a, (t-a)/(b-a) between a and b, and 1 above b.