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== Exponential(rate) ==
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== Exponential(r) ==
  
Describes the distribution of times between successive independent
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Describes the distribution of times between successive independent events in a Poisson process with an average rate of «r» events
events in a Poisson process with an average rate of r events
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per unit time. The rate «r» is the reciprocal of the mean of the [[Poisson]] distribution—the average number of events per unit time. Its
per unit time. The rate r is the reciprocal of the mean of the Poisson
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standard deviation is also ''1/r''.
distribution—the average number of events per unit time. Its
 
standard deviation is also 1/r.
 
  
A model with exponentially distributed times between events is
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A model with exponentially distributed times between events is said to be Markov, implying that knowledge about when the next
said to be Markov, implying that knowledge about when the next
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event occurs does not depend on the system's history or how much time has elapsed since the previous event. More general
event occurs does not depend on the system's history or how
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distributions such as the gamma or Weibull do not exhibit this property.
much time has elapsed since the previous event. More general
 
distributions such as the gamma or Weibull do not exhibit this
 
property.
 
  
 
==  Density functions ==
 
==  Density functions ==
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The probability density of [[Exponential]](r) for <math>x \geq 0</math> is given by
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:<code>p(x) = r*Exp(-r*x)</code>
  
The probability density of <code>Exponential(rate)</code> for <math>x \geq 0</math> is given by
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The cumulative density function ([[CDF]]) is given by
::<code>p(x) = rate * [[Exp]]( -rate * x )</code>
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:<code>F(x) = 1 - Exp(-r*x)</code>
  
The cumulative density function (CDF) is given by
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==Optional parameters==
::<code>F(x) = 1 - [[Exp]](- rate * x )</code>
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=== Over ===
 
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:[[Exponential]](r, Over: I, J)
== Over ==
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generates independent exponential distributions for each combination of elements in <code>I</code> and <code>J</code>.
 
 
Exponential(r,Over:I,J)
 
 
 
generates independent exponential distributions for each combination of elements in I and J.
 
  
 
== Parameter Estimation ==
 
== Parameter Estimation ==
 
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Suppose you have sampled historic data in <code>X</code>, indexed by <code>I</code>, with each measurement being a positive real number, and you want to estimate the parameter for the best-fit exponential distribution.  The parameter can be estimated using:
Suppose you have sampled historic data in ''X'', indexed by ''I'', with each measurement being a positive real number, and you want to estimate the parameter for the best-fit exponential distribution.  The parameter can be estimated using:
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:<code>1/Mean(X, I)</code>
:1 / [[Mean]](X,I)
 
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
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* [[Exp]]
 
* [[Dens_Exponential]]
 
* [[Dens_Exponential]]
 
* [[CumExponential]]
 
* [[CumExponential]]
 
* [[CumExponentialInv]]
 
* [[CumExponentialInv]]
 
* [[Gamma]]
 
* [[Gamma]]
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* [[Mean]]

Revision as of 23:40, 21 January 2016


Exponential(r)

Describes the distribution of times between successive independent events in a Poisson process with an average rate of «r» events per unit time. The rate «r» is the reciprocal of the mean of the Poisson distribution—the average number of events per unit time. Its standard deviation is also 1/r.

A model with exponentially distributed times between events is said to be Markov, implying that knowledge about when the next event occurs does not depend on the system's history or how much time has elapsed since the previous event. More general distributions such as the gamma or Weibull do not exhibit this property.

Density functions

The probability density of Exponential(r) for [math]\displaystyle{ x \geq 0 }[/math] is given by

p(x) = r*Exp(-r*x)

The cumulative density function (CDF) is given by

F(x) = 1 - Exp(-r*x)

Optional parameters

Over

Exponential(r, Over: I, J)

generates independent exponential distributions for each combination of elements in I and J.

Parameter Estimation

Suppose you have sampled historic data in X, indexed by I, with each measurement being a positive real number, and you want to estimate the parameter for the best-fit exponential distribution. The parameter can be estimated using:

1/Mean(X, I)

See Also

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