probability distributions;
principle of maximum entropy;
type-B information;
RECTANGULAR DISTRIBUTION;
TRAPEZOIDAL DISTRIBUTION;
D O I:
10.1088/0957-0233/21/11/117002
中图分类号:
T [工业技术];
学科分类号:
08 ;
摘要:
A probability distribution is derived that applies to a quantity known to be contained within an interval whose limits are estimated but not exactly known. A Monte Carlo procedure for numerically computing the distribution is described. Analytic expressions for the expectation and variance are given.