A statistical distribution function of wide applicability

Weibull, Waloddi

Affiliations

¹Royal Institute of Technology; Scientific Adviser to AB Bofors

Abstract

This paper discusses the applicability of statistics to a wide field of problems. Examples of simple and complex distributions are given.

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WoS: A1951UX95500010

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