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Cumulative density function

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Is this really a valid dab page as is? Hildeoc (talk) 14:40, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'd suggest converting it to a simple redirect to Cumulative distribution function because that's almost certainly what the reader is looking for, and if it isn't, they'll find enough information there to sort themselves out. This certainly isn't necessary as a dab page as it's only pointing to two things, that are in any case so closely related that they will be referred to in each other's article. Elemimele (talk) 14:46, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Elemimele: The phrase "almost certainly" is certainly wrong. Perhaps you don't realize how confused students can be sometimes. Furthermore, people have linked to "cumulative density function" in Wikipedia articles, and then, confronted with the contradiction and the facts, have tried to argue about the matter, defending their use of that phrase as correct. Have you looked at those links, specifically at the way the phrase was used? Michael Hardy (talk) 17:51, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 14:50, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Mathematics-related deletion discussions. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 06:34, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Cumulative distribution function, per Elemimele. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 06:35, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or redirect, I don't care which. It's definitely a helpful pointer from a common mistake (so common that Google Scholar claims to have some 53k hits for that exact phrase). —David Eppstein (talk) 07:16, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to cumulative distribution function. Having this page is merely a needless layer of indirection between the reader and the material they're looking for. XOR'easter (talk) 13:53, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@XOR&: The result will be that those who make this mistake will continue to make this mistake instead of getting it fixed. Michael Hardy (talk) 17:53, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment There are a few thousand pageviews annually, suggesting that this does indeed serve some sort of navigational purpose. I have no strong feelings about keeping vs. redirecting, but deleting seems misguided with that in mind. TompaDompa (talk) 14:39, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This is a frequent mistake of confused students. If not corrected, those who make this mistake will continue in error. The page gets a couple of dozen views per day. It is thus serving a useful purpose. And those who say people "almost certainly" mean "cumulative distribution function" should adduce empirical data to show that. Michael Hardy (talk) 17:56, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]