Summary of New Features in Mathematica 8 (Mathematica Guide)

JarqueBeraALMTest (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

JarqueBeraALMTest[data] tests whether data is normally distributed using the Jarque\[Dash]Bera ALM test.JarqueBeraALMTest[data, " property"] returns the value of " property".

UniformDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

UniformDistribution[{min, max}] represents a continuous uniform statistical distribution giving values between min and max. UniformDistribution[] represents a uniform ...

WeibullDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

WeibullDistribution[\[Alpha], \[Beta]] represents a Weibull distribution with shape parameter \[Alpha] and scale parameter \[Beta].WeibullDistribution[\[Alpha], \[Beta], ...

SmoothKernelDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SmoothKernelDistribution[{x_1, x_2, ...}] represents a smooth kernel distribution based on the data values x_i.SmoothKernelDistribution[{{x_1, y_1, ...}, {x_2, y_2, ...}, ...

BenktanderWeibullDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

BenktanderWeibullDistribution[a, b] represents a Benktander distribution of type II with parameters a and b.

Probability (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Probability[pred, x \[Distributed] dist] gives the probability for an event that satisfies the predicate pred under the assumption that x follows the probability distribution ...

CumulantGeneratingFunction (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

CumulantGeneratingFunction[dist, t] gives the cumulant generating function for the symbolic distribution dist as a function of the variable t. ...

NoncentralFRatioDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

NoncentralFRatioDistribution[n, m, \[Lambda]] represents a noncentral F-ratio distribution with n numerator degrees of freedom, m denominator degrees of freedom, and ...

NormalDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

NormalDistribution[\[Mu], \[Sigma]] represents a normal (Gaussian) distribution with mean \[Mu] and standard deviation \[Sigma].NormalDistribution[] represents a normal ...