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scipy.stats.rv_discrete.ppf

rv_discrete.ppf(q, *args, **kwds)

Percent point function (inverse of cdf) at q of the given RV

Parameters :

q : array-like

lower tail probability

arg1, arg2, arg3,... : array-like

The shape parameter(s) for the distribution (see docstring of the instance object for more information)

loc : array-like, optional

location parameter (default=0)

scale: array-like, optional :

scale parameter (default=1)

Returns :

k : array-like

quantile corresponding to the lower tail probability, q.