DataDistribution

DataDistribution[ddist,…]

represents a probability distribution of type ddist, estimated from a set of data.

Details

Examples

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Basic Examples  (4)

Create a univariate DataDistribution:

Using SmoothKernelDistribution:

Using HistogramDistribution:

Visualize the PDF of a data distribution:

Visualize the CDF of a data distribution:

Calculate moments of a data distribution:

Mean:

Variance:

Scope  (4)

DataDistribution objects can be created from five data-based distributions:

Any property that applies to a parametric distribution applies to data distributions:

Generating functions:

Random number generation:

Distribution functions:

Moments:

Multivariate data distribution:

Mean and standard deviation:

Scalar central moment for each marginal:

Multivariate central joint moment:

DataDistribution created from quantity data retains information about units:

Extract distribution of the data magnitude and the unit of the data:

Find basic moments:

Wolfram Research (2010), DataDistribution, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DataDistribution.html (updated 2016).

Text

Wolfram Research (2010), DataDistribution, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DataDistribution.html (updated 2016).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2010. "DataDistribution." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2016. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DataDistribution.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2010). DataDistribution. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DataDistribution.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_datadistribution, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DataDistribution}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DataDistribution.html}", note=[Accessed: 18-April-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_datadistribution, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DataDistribution}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DataDistribution.html}, note=[Accessed: 18-April-2025 ]}