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Rice (Nakagami-n) Distribution

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Parameters

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Domain

Probability Density Function (PDF)

Rice distribution PDF

where is the modified Bessel function of the first kind of order zero:

Rice (Nakagami-n) Distribution Fitting

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Rice (Nakagami-n) Distribution Graphs and Properties

EasyFit displays all graphs and properties of the Rice (Nakagami-n) 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 Rice (Nakagami-n) Distribution

You can easily generate random numbers from the Rice (Nakagami-n) 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
RicePdf Probability Density Function
RiceCdf Cumulative Distribution Function
RiceHaz Hazard Function
RiceInv Inverse CDF (Quantile Function)
RiceRand Random Numbers
RiceMean Mean
RiceVar Variance
RiceStdev Standard Deviation

Learn more: EasyFit Help on the Rice (Nakagami-n) distribution