CauchyDistribution Class

Represents the Cauchy distribution.

For a list of all members of this type, see CauchyDistribution Members.

System.Object
   Distribution
      ContinuousDistribution
         CauchyDistribution

[Visual Basic]
Public Class CauchyDistribution

Inherits ContinuousDistribution

[C#]

public class CauchyDistribution : ContinuousDistribution

Remarks

The Cauchy distribution looks similar to the Normal distribution, but has a much heavier tail. It has some unusual properties. The mean is undefined, and the variance is infinite.

The Cauchy distribution is sometimes called the Lorentz distribution.

Example

The quotient X/Y of two variables with a Normal distribution follow a Cauchy distribution.

When shots are fired from a point in a _random direction, the points of impact on a straight wall have a Cauchy distribution.

Requirements

Namespace: Extreme.Statistics.Distributions

Assembly: Extreme.Statistics (in Extreme.Statistics.dll)

CauchyDistribution Class

Remarks

Example

Requirements

See Also