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Exponential distribution   (Engelsk)

Definition

Distribution of waiting time, distribution of the time between (rare) events.
A continuous distribution for a random variable taking positive values, with frequency function:
f(x) = λe− λx .
It has mean 1/ λ and variance 1/ λ2 .
This distribution is a special case of the gamma distribution.
It has MGF M ( θ) = [λ/λ− θ] .

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