Statistics[Distributions]
Maxwell
Maxwell distribution
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
References
Maxwell(alpha)
MaxwellDistribution(alpha)
alpha
-
scale parameter
The Maxwell distribution is a continuous probability distribution with probability density function given by:
subject to the following conditions:
Note that the Maxwell command is inert and should be used in combination with the RandomVariable command.
Evans, Merran; Hastings, Nicholas; and Peacock, Brian. Statistical Distributions. 3rd ed. Hoboken: Wiley, 2000.
Johnson, Normal L.; Kotz, Samuel; and Balakrishnan, N. Continuous Univariate Distributions. 2nd ed. 2 vols. Hoboken: Wiley, 1995.
Stuart, Alan, and Ord, Keith. Kendall's Advanced Theory of Statistics. 6th ed. London: Edward Arnold, 1998. Vol. 1: Distribution Theory.
See Also
Statistics
Statistics[RandomVariable]
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