Supported Distributions

Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox™ supports various probability distributions, including parametric, nonparametric, continuous, and discrete distributions. The following tables list the supported probability distributions and supported ways to work with each distribution. For more information, see Working with Probability Distributions.

For a custom probability distribution, use a custom distribution template to create a probability object and then use the Distribution Fitter app or probability object functions. For details, see Define Custom Distributions Using the Distribution Fitter App. You can also define a custom distribution using a function handle and use the mle function to find maximum likelihood estimates. For an example, see Fit Custom Distributions.

Related Topics

• Working with Probability Distributions
• Nonparametric and Empirical Probability Distributions