Weibull plotting position

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Weibull plotting position

The Weibull plotting position for the rth ranked (from largest to smallest) datum from a sample of size n is the quotient
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It is recommended for use when the form of the underlying distribution is unknown and when unbiased exceedance probabilities are desired.
See plotting position, probability paper.


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