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Gumbel (Extreme Value Type I) Distribution

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The Gumbel distribution is one of the probability distributions used to model extreme events (see extreme value distributions for details).

Parameters

- scale parameter ()
- location parameter

Domain

Probability Density Function (PDF)

Gumbel distribution PDF

where

Gumbel (Extreme Value Type I) Distribution Fitting

EasyFit allows to automatically or manually fit the Gumbel (Extreme Value Type I) distribution and 40 additional distributions to your data, compare the results, and select the best fitting model using the goodness of fit tests and interactive graphs.

Gumbel (Extreme Value Type I) Distribution Graphs and Properties

EasyFit displays all graphs and properties of the Gumbel (Extreme Value Type I) distribution, presenting the results in an easy to read & understand manner. EasyFit calculates statistical moments (mean, variance etc.), quantiles, tail probabilities depending on the distribution parameters you specify.

Random Numbers from the Gumbel (Extreme Value Type I) Distribution

You can easily generate random numbers from the Gumbel (Extreme Value Type I) distribution in a variety of ways:

  • directly from EasyFit
  • in Excel sheets using the worksheet functions provided by EasyFitXL
  • in your VBA applications using the EasyFitXL library

Excel Worksheet and VBA Functions

EasyFitXL enables you to use the following functions in your Excel sheets and VBA applications:

Function Name
Description
GumbelMaxPdf Probability Density Function
GumbelMaxCdf Cumulative Distribution Function
GumbelMaxHaz Hazard Function
GumbelMaxInv Inverse CDF (Quantile Function)
GumbelMaxRand Random Numbers
GumbelMaxMean Mean
GumbelMaxVar Variance
GumbelMaxStdev Standard Deviation