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Examples forProbability Distributions

Continuous Distributions

Compute properties of a continuous distribution:

beta distribution

Specify parameters for a distribution:

normal distribution, mean=0, sd=2
hyperbolic distribution shape=1 skewness=0 scale=1 location=0

Compute a particular property:

characteristic function of an exponential distribution
standard deviation of Student t, 17 degrees of freedom
moyal distribution mu=2.3 sigma=12 skewness

Compute a moment of a distribution:

2nd moment F distribution n=12 m=8

Compute a central moment:

5th central moment of chi-square dist

Compute a cumulant:

4th cumulant, Rayleigh dist

Discrete Distributions

Compute properties of a discrete distribution:

Poisson distribution

Specify parameters for a distribution:

binomial distribution n=40, p=0.32

Compute a particular property:

mean Zipf distribution, rho=2
survival function pascal distribution

Compute a moment of a distribution:

3rd moment Benford dist b=8

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