7. Prove or disprove that the following function is a cumulative distribution function (cdf). If the function is a cdf, is the random variable continuous or discrete? Why? (Note: This is a special case of a logistic distribution.) 1 Fx(x)= 1+ -848.

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Prove or disprove that the following function is a cumulative distribution function
(cdf). If the function is a cdf, is the random variable continuous or discrete? Why? (Note:
This is a special case of a logistic distribution.)
Fx(x)=
1
1+ e-z
-∞<<∞.
Transcribed Image Text:7. Prove or disprove that the following function is a cumulative distribution function (cdf). If the function is a cdf, is the random variable continuous or discrete? Why? (Note: This is a special case of a logistic distribution.) Fx(x)= 1 1+ e-z -∞<<∞.
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