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Let X be a continuous rv with cdf
[This type of cdf is suggested in the article “Variability in Measured BedloadTransport
Rates” (Water Resources Bull., 1985: 39–48) as a model for a certain hydrologic variable.] What is
a. P(X ≤ 1)?
b. P(1 ≤ X ≤ 3)?
c. The
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