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Which type of random variables does the Weibull distribution model?
Which type of random variables does the Weibull distribution model?
- Discrete random variables
- Continuous random variables (correct)
- Both discrete and continuous random variables
- None of the above
Who is the mathematician after whom the Weibull distribution is named?
Who is the mathematician after whom the Weibull distribution is named?
- Maurice René Fréchet
- Rosin & Rammler
- Waloddi Weibull (correct)
- None of the above
What is the probability density function of a Weibull random variable?
What is the probability density function of a Weibull random variable?
- $f(x ; \lambda , k) = \frac{k},{\lambda} \left(\frac{x},{\lambda}\right)^{k-1} e^{-(x/\lambda)^k}$ (correct)
- $f(x ; \lambda , k) = \frac{k},{\lambda} \left(\frac{x},{\lambda}\right)^{k+1} e^{-(x/\lambda)^k}$
- $f(x ; \lambda , k) = \frac{\lambda},{k} \left(\frac{x},{\lambda}\right)^{k-1} e^{-(x/\lambda)^k}$
- $f(x ; \lambda , k) = \frac{\lambda},{k} \left(\frac{x},{\lambda}\right)^{k+1} e^{-(x/\lambda)^k}$
What is the range of the Weibull random variable?
What is the range of the Weibull random variable?
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Who first identified the Weibull distribution?
Who first identified the Weibull distribution?
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Which random variables does the Weibull distribution primarily model?
Which random variables does the Weibull distribution primarily model?
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What is the shape parameter of a Weibull random variable?
What is the shape parameter of a Weibull random variable?
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What is the scale parameter of a Weibull random variable?
What is the scale parameter of a Weibull random variable?
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Which mathematician described the Weibull distribution in detail in 1939?
Which mathematician described the Weibull distribution in detail in 1939?
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What is the probability density function of a Weibull random variable?
What is the probability density function of a Weibull random variable?
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