WeibullDistribution Type

Provides generation of weibull distributed random numbers.

The implementation of the WeibullDistribution type bases upon information presented on Wikipedia - Weibull distribution.

Constructors

Constructor Description

WeibullDistribution()

Full Usage: WeibullDistribution()

Initializes a new instance of the WeibullDistribution class, using a StandardGenerator as underlying random number generator.

WeibullDistribution(generator)

Full Usage: WeibullDistribution(generator)

Parameters:

Initializes a new instance of the WeibullDistribution class, using the specified Generator as underlying random number generator.

generator : Generator

A Generator object.

ArgumentNullException generator is NULL ( in Visual Basic).

WeibullDistribution(alpha, lambda)

Full Usage: WeibullDistribution(alpha, lambda)

Parameters:
    alpha : float
    lambda : float

alpha : float
lambda : float

WeibullDistribution(alpha, lambda, generator)

Full Usage: WeibullDistribution(alpha, lambda, generator)

Parameters:
    alpha : float
    lambda : float
    generator : Generator

alpha : float
lambda : float
generator : Generator

Instance members

Instance member Description

this.Alpha

Full Usage: this.Alpha

Gets or sets the parameter alpha which is used for generation of weibull distributed random numbers.

Call WeibullDistribution.IsValidAlpha to determine whether a value is valid and therefor assignable.

this.CDF

Full Usage: this.CDF

Parameters:
    x : float

Returns: float
Modifiers: abstract

x : float
Returns: float

this.Initialize

Full Usage: this.Initialize

Parameters:
    alpha : float
    lambda : float

alpha : float
lambda : float

this.IsValidAlpha

Full Usage: this.IsValidAlpha

Parameters:
    value : float - The value to check.

Returns: bool if value is greater than 0.0; otherwise, .

Determines whether the specified value is valid for parameter WeibullDistribution.Alpha.

value : float

The value to check.

Returns: bool

if value is greater than 0.0; otherwise, .

this.IsValidLambda

Full Usage: this.IsValidLambda

Parameters:
    value : float - The value to check.

Returns: bool if value is greater than 0.0; otherwise, .

Determines whether the specified value is valid for parameter WeibullDistribution.Lambda.

value : float

The value to check.

Returns: bool

if value is greater than 0.0; otherwise, .

this.Lambda

Full Usage: this.Lambda

Gets or sets the parameter lambda which is used for generation of erlang distributed random numbers.

Call WeibullDistribution.IsValidLambda to determine whether a value is valid and therefor assignable.

this.Maximum

Full Usage: this.Maximum

Returns: float
Modifiers: abstract

Gets the maximum possible value of weibull distributed random numbers.

Returns: float

this.Mean

Full Usage: this.Mean

Returns: float
Modifiers: abstract

Gets the mean value of weibull distributed random numbers.

Returns: float

this.Median

Full Usage: this.Median

Returns: float
Modifiers: abstract

Gets the median of weibull distributed random numbers.

Returns: float

this.Minimum

Full Usage: this.Minimum

Returns: float
Modifiers: abstract

Gets the minimum possible value of weibull distributed random numbers.

Returns: float

this.Mode

Full Usage: this.Mode

Returns: float[]
Modifiers: abstract

Gets the mode of weibull distributed random numbers.

Returns: float[]

this.NextDouble

Full Usage: this.NextDouble

Returns: float A weibull distributed double-precision floating point number.
Modifiers: abstract

Returns a weibull distributed floating point random number.

Returns: float

A weibull distributed double-precision floating point number.

this.PDF

Full Usage: this.PDF

Parameters:
    x : float

Returns: float
Modifiers: abstract

x : float
Returns: float

this.Quantile

Full Usage: this.Quantile

Parameters:
    p : float

Returns: float
Modifiers: abstract

p : float
Returns: float

this.Variance

Full Usage: this.Variance

Returns: float
Modifiers: abstract

Gets the variance of weibull distributed random numbers.

Returns: float

Static members

Static member Description

WeibullDistribution.CDF(x, alpha, lambda)

Full Usage: WeibullDistribution.CDF(x, alpha, lambda)

Parameters:
    x : float
    alpha : float
    lambda : float

Returns: float

x : float
alpha : float
lambda : float
Returns: float

WeibullDistribution.PDF(x, alpha, lambda)

Full Usage: WeibullDistribution.PDF(x, alpha, lambda)

Parameters:
    x : float
    alpha : float
    lambda : float

Returns: float

x : float
alpha : float
lambda : float
Returns: float

WeibullDistribution.Quantile(p, alpha, lambda)

Full Usage: WeibullDistribution.Quantile(p, alpha, lambda)

Parameters:
    p : float
    alpha : float
    lambda : float

Returns: float

p : float
alpha : float
lambda : float
Returns: float