CDF Pareto Distribution Function

Returns information about the Pareto distribution.

Table of Contents

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Example

Syntax

CDF('PARETO', x, a <, k>)

Arguments

x

is a numeric constant, variable, or expression that specifies a random variable.

a

is a numeric constant, variable, or expression that specifies a shape parameter.

Range	a > 0

k

is a numeric constant, variable, or expression that specifies a scale parameter.

Default	1
Range	k > 0

Details

The CDF function for the Pareto distribution returns the probability that an observation from a Pareto distribution, with the shape parameter a and the scale parameter k, is less than or equal to x.

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Example

data one;
   y=cdf('PARETO', 1 ,1);
   put y=;
run;

data one;
   y=cdf('PARETO', 1 ,1);
   put y=;
run;

The preceding statements produce this result:

y=0

Last updated: April 14, 2026