In a continuous distribution the
A)PDF is usually higher than the CDF.
B)CDF is used to find left-tail probabilities.
C)PDF shows the area under the curve.
D)CDF is usually the same as the PDF.

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The CDF is used to find probabilities of a range of values or the left-tail probabilities. The PDF represents the density of the distribution and the area under the curve indicates the probability of a specific value or range of values. The CDF and PDF are different concepts and are not usually the same.

In a Continuous Distribution the