This unique SpringerBrief presents statistical methods and tables not readily available in other publications. It begins with a review of the commonly used continuous and discrete probability distributions. Several useful distributions that are not so common and less understood are described with examples and applications in full detail: discrete normal, left-partial, right-partial, left-truncated normal, right-truncated normal, lognormal, bivariate normal, and bivariate lognormal. Table values are provided with examples that enable researchers to easily apply the distributions to real applications and sample data. The left- and right-truncated normal distributions offer a wide variety of shapes in contrast to the symmetrically shaped normal distribution, and a newly developed spread ratio enables analysts to determine which of the three distributions best fits a particular set of sample data.
- ISBN: 978-3-319-51971-5
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 149
- Fecha Publicación: 19/06/2017
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés