6.5 Let X have the uniform distribution on [0,1]. That is, it has density f(x) = 1 for 0≤x≤ 1, and is otherwise 0. For 0 < p ≤ 1 find the quantile function that returns b, where P(X ≤ b) = p.

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6.5 Let X have the uniform distribution on [0,1]. That is, it has density
f(x) = 1 for 0≤x≤ 1, and is otherwise 0. For 0 < p ≤ 1 find the quantile
function that returns b, where P(X ≤ b) = p.
Transcribed Image Text:6.5 Let X have the uniform distribution on [0,1]. That is, it has density f(x) = 1 for 0≤x≤ 1, and is otherwise 0. For 0 < p ≤ 1 find the quantile function that returns b, where P(X ≤ b) = p.
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