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WEIBULL PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION [1 record]

Record 1 2005-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Probability (Statistics)
  • Work and Production
  • Marketing
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A distribution used for random variables which are constrained to be greater or equal to 0.

OBS

It is characterized by two parameters: shape and scale.

OBS

The Weibull distribution is one of the few distributions which can be used to model data which is negatively skewed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Probabilités (Statistique)
  • Travail et production
  • Commercialisation
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Loi statistique qui permet de déterminer les variations de la vitesse du vent sur un site donné.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Probabilidad (Estadística)
  • Trabajo y producción
  • Comercialización
  • Energía eólica
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