Weibull distribution

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkbp:application material strength analysis
modeling lifetimes of objects
wind speed analysis
gptkbp:category continuous probability distribution
gptkbp:cumulativeDistributionFunction F(x; k, λ) = 1 - e^{-(x/λ)^k} for x ≥ 0
gptkbp:field gptkb:probability_theory
statistics
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1939
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase gptkb:exponential_distribution_(when_k=1)
gptkb:generalized_extreme_value_distribution
Rayleigh distribution (when k=2)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Weibull distribution
gptkbp:kurtosis depends on shape parameter k
gptkbp:meaning λ Γ(1 + 1/k)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Waloddi_Weibull
gptkbp:parameter location parameter (optional, θ)
scale parameter (λ)
shape parameter (k)
gptkbp:pdf f(x; k, λ) = (k/λ) (x/λ)^{k-1} e^{-(x/λ)^k} for x ≥ 0
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gumbel_distribution
gptkb:gamma_distribution
gptkb:log-normal_distribution
gptkbp:skewness depends on shape parameter k
gptkbp:supports x ≥ 0
gptkbp:usedIn hydrology
survival analysis
weather forecasting
reliability engineering
gptkbp:variant λ^2 [Γ(1 + 2/k) - (Γ(1 + 1/k))^2]
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:exponential_distribution
gptkb:log-normal_distribution
gptkb:Fisher–Tippett_distribution
gptkb:Gamma_distribution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6