A quantile defines a particular part of a data set, i.e., a quantile determines how many values in a distribution are above or below a certain limit. Special quantiles are the quartile (quarter), the ...

The following properties of Q-Q plots and probability plots make them useful diagnostics of how well a specified theoretical distribution fits a set of measurements: Q-Q plots are more convenient than ...

Operational risk reserves are still widely estimated using the loss distribution approach. The accuracy of the estimation depends heavily on the accuracy with which the extreme quantiles of the ...

is 1000 times the reciprocal absolute temperature. The lognormal (base e) distribution is also available. The following SAS statements fit the Arrhenius-lognormal model, and they display the fitted ...