MEGN 537 – Probabilistic Biomechanics Ch.4 – Common Probability Distributions Anthony J Petrella, PhD
Continuous Data Normal Distribution - infinity to + infinity Lognormal Distribution 0 to + infinity
Bounded: where B( , ) is the “beta function” CDF X Beta Distribution X PDF Images:
Truncated Normal PDF: whereis the PDF of the normal curve, and is the CDF of the normal curve Applicable for tolerance ranges on dimensions
PDF: Applicable for tolerance ranges on dimensions, temporal variations Uniform Distribution PDF L U CDF L U 1.0
Mean and COV Expressions for E(X) and COV(X) for different distributions