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Piecewise Linear Distribution

Evaluate and generate random samples from piecewise linear distribution

Functions

makedist Create probability distribution object
cdf Cumulative distribution function
icdf Inverse cumulative distribution function
iqr Interquartile range
mean Mean of probability distribution
median Median of probability distribution
pdf Probability density function
random Random numbers
std Standard deviation of probability distribution
truncate Truncate probability distribution object
var Variance of probability distribution

Objects

PiecewiseLinearDistribution Piecewise linear probability distribution object

Topics

Piecewise Linear Distribution

The piecewise linear distribution creates a nonparametric representation of the cumulative distribution function (cdf) by linearly connecting the known cdf values from the sample data.

Nonparametric and Empirical Probability Distributions

Estimate a probability density function or a cumulative distribution function from sample data.