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Weibull Distribution

The Weibull distribution is defined by three parameters, the location parameter, , being zero for positive random variables as encountered in radio channels. The reduced distribution is then defined by

where is a shape parameter, and controls the spread of the distribution. The distribution has a mean value defined by

and a mean square value defined by

resulting in a variance

The cumulative distribution function is defined by


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