Exponential Distribution

A random variable X follows an exponential distribution with parameter θ if its density function is given by:

$$ f(x)= \begin{cases} \theta \cdot \mskip2mu\mathrm{e}^{-\theta x} & \text{if}\ x\geq 0; \theta > 0 \\ 0 & \text{if not} \end{cases}\:. $$

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(2008). Exponential Distribution. In: The Concise Encyclopedia of Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32833-1_137

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