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The Weibull Distribution

Probability Density Function Let \(\alpha,\beta>0\) \begin{equation*}...

The Erlang Distribution

If the time between successive events is independent each with an exponential distribution with \(\lambda\), then the total time \(X\)...

The Chi-Squared Distribution

Chi-squared distribution Probability Density Function The parameter is \(\nu\) and it is a positive integer. It is the gamma...

The Exponential Distribution

Exponential distribution Probability Density Function Let \(\lambda>0\) \begin{equation*} f(x;\lambda)=\lambda e^{-\lambda x}...

The Gamma Distribution

The problem with the normal distribution is that it is symmetric. The Gamma distribution is useful for skewed distributions....