Syntax
=WEIBULL(x, alpha, beta, cumulative)Arguments
| Argument | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
x | Required | The value (0 or more) |
alpha | Required | The shape (positive) |
beta | Required | The scale (positive) |
cumulative | Required | TRUE for the cumulative distribution, FALSE for the density |
How to use WEIBULL
WEIBULL is kept so older workbooks keep working. It calculates the same way as WEIBULL.DIST, which is the name to use in new formulas.
WEIBULL takes 4 required arguments. Type =WEIBULL( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.
Examples
Each result below was calculated by the SheetsBat formula engine.
=WEIBULL(105, 20, 100, TRUE)Result Related compatibility functions
- RANKReturns the rank of a number in a list (older name of RANK.EQ).
- STDEVEstimates the standard deviation from a sample (older name of STDEV.S).
- STDEVPReturns the population standard deviation (older name of STDEV.P).
- TDISTReturns the one or two tailed Student's t distribution (older form of T.DIST.RT and T.DIST.2T).
- TINVReturns the two tailed inverse of the Student's t distribution (older name of T.INV.2T).
- TTESTReturns the probability of a Student's t test (older name of T.TEST).
- VAREstimates the variance from a sample (older name of VAR.S).
- VARPReturns the population variance (older name of VAR.P).
- ZTESTReturns the one tailed probability of a z test (older name of Z.TEST).