Definition:Probability Paper
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Probability paper is graph paper designed so that the cumulative distribution function of a specified probability distribution becomes a straight line.
The probability distribution for which the probability paper is designed is usually the normal distribution.
If the sample distribution function for a given sample is plotted on this probability paper, then it is expected that this should lie on or near a straight line.
If it does not, then this indicates that the data are not from that probability distribution.
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Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): probability paper
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): probability paper