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raylpdf

Rayleigh probability density function

Syntax

Y = raylpdf(X,B)

Description

Y = raylpdf(X,B) computes the Rayleigh pdf at each of the values in X using the corresponding scale parameter, B. X and B can be vectors, matrices, or multidimensional arrays that all have the same size, which is also the size of Y. A scalar input for X or B is expanded to a constant array with the same dimensions as the other input.

The Rayleigh pdf is

y=f(x|b)=xb2e(x22b2)

Examples

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Compute the pdf of a Rayleigh distribution with parameter B = 0.5.

x = [0:0.01:2];
p = raylpdf(x,0.5);

Plot the pdf.

figure;
plot(x,p)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object contains an object of type line.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a