pdf

Syntax

p=pdf(dist,x,a)

p=pdf(dist,x,a,b)

Inputs

dist

The distribution name.

Type: string

x

Values of the distribution random variable.

Type: double

Dimension: scalar | vector | matrix

a,b

Distribution parameters.

Type: double | integer

Dimension: scalar

Outputs

d

Probability density values.

Example

Vector example with normal distribution:

x = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7];
a = 5;
b = 3;
p = pdf('norm',x,a,b)

p = [Matrix] 1 x 7
0.05467  0.08066  0.10648  0.12579  0.13298  0.12579  0.10648

Comments

The supported strings for the distribution type are as follows. 'beta' 'chi2' 'chisquare' 'exp' 'exponential' 'f' 'gam' 'gamma' 'logn' 'lognormal' 'norm' 'normal' 'poiss' 'poisson' 't' 'unif' 'uniform' 'wbl' 'weibull'