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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2002 / iii / Paper 40 / 1 / b / i / Solution

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Use the quantile function F−1(u)=inf{x:F(x)≥u} for 0<u<1, so a strictly increasing CDF is not required. For any real x, the quantile event F−1(U)≤x agrees, up to endpoint null sets, with U≤F(x). Hence
P(F−1(U)≤x)=P(U≤F(x))=F(x).
(1)
Thus F−1(U) has distribution function F and probability density function f. This proves inverse transform sampling, including a probability density function with intervals on which the CDF is constant.

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