Free Uniform Distribution Calculator

Calculate probability density, cumulative probability, and properties of the continuous uniform distribution on [a, b].

PDF f(x)

0.10000000

CDF P(X <= x)0.70000000
Mean5.0000
Variance8.3333
Standard Deviation2.8868

PDF f(x) vs Lower Bound (a)

How to Calculate Uniform Distribution Properties

Formulas

PDF: f(x) = 1 / (b - a) for a <= x <= b

CDF: P(X <= x) = (x - a) / (b - a)

The continuous uniform distribution assigns equal probability density to all values in the interval [a, b]. The probability of falling in any sub-interval depends only on the sub-interval's length relative to the total range. The mean is the midpoint (a+b)/2.

Example Calculation

A bus arrives uniformly between 0 and 10 minutes. What is P(arrival <= 7 min)?

  1. 01PDF = 1 / (10 - 0) = 0.1
  2. 02CDF = (7 - 0) / (10 - 0) = 0.7
  3. 03P(X <= 7) = 70%
  4. 04Mean = (0 + 10) / 2 = 5
  5. 05Variance = (10 - 0)^2 / 12 = 100/12 ≈ 8.3333

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