Piecewise Linear Distribution

Evaluate and generate random samples from piecewise linear distribution

Functions

makedistCreate probability distribution object
cdfCumulative distribution function
icdfInverse cumulative distribution function
iqrInterquartile range
meanMean of probability distribution
medianMedian of probability distribution
pdfProbability density function
randomRandom numbers
stdStandard deviation of probability distribution
truncateTruncate probability distribution object
varVariance of probability distribution

Objects

PiecewiseLinearDistributionPiecewise linear probability distribution object

Topics

Piecewise Linear Distribution

The piecewise linear distribution creates a nonparametric representation of the cumulative distribution function (cdf) by linearly connecting the known cdf values from the sample data.

Nonparametric and Empirical Probability Distributions

Estimate a probability density function or a cumulative distribution function from sample data.