Two-parameter Weibull Distribution

The probability density function of two parameter Weibull distribution is $$ \begin{equation*} f(x)=\left\{ \begin{array}{ll} \frac{\alpha}{\beta} \big(\frac{x}{\beta}\big)^{\alpha-1}e^{-\big(\frac{x}{\beta}\big)^\alpha}, & \hbox{$x>0$, $\alpha, \beta>0$;} \\ 0, & \hbox{Otherwise.} \end{array} \right. \end{equation*} $$

  • $\alpha$ is the shape parameter
  • $\beta$ is the scale parameter

Mean of Two-parameter Weibull Distribution

The mean of Two-parameter Weibull distribution is

$E(X) = \beta \Gamma (\dfrac{1}{\alpha}+1)$.

Variance of Two-parameter Weibull Distribution

The variance of Two-parameter Weibull distribution is

$V(X) = \beta^2 \bigg(\Gamma (\dfrac{2}{\alpha}+1) -\bigg(\Gamma (\dfrac{1}{\alpha}+1) \bigg)^2\bigg)$

Distribution function of Weibull Distribution

The distribution function of Three-parameter Weibull distribution is

$F(x) = 1- e^{-\big(\frac{x-\mu}{\beta}\big)^\alpha}.$

Median of Weibull Distribution

The median of two parameter Weibull distribution is

Median =$\beta(\log_e 2)^{1/\alpha}$

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