Exponential Distribution

A continuous random variable $X$ is said to have an exponential distribution with parameter $\theta$ if its p.d.f. is given by $$ \begin{equation*} f(x)=\left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \theta e^{-\theta x}, & \hbox{$x\geq 0;\theta>0$;} \\ 0, & \hbox{Otherwise.} \end{array} \right. \end{equation*} $$

Distribution Function of Exponential Distribution

The distribution function of an exponential random variable is

$F(x)=1- e^{-\theta x},\;x\geq 0;\theta>0$

Mean of Exponential Distribution

The mean of an exponential random variable is

$E(X) = \dfrac{1}{\theta}$.

Variance of Exponential Distribution

The variance of an exponential random variable is

$V(X) = \dfrac{1}{\theta^2}$.

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