Von Mises distribution
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
circular normal distribution
A unimodal probability distribution on the circle with probability density
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with two parameters, 
and 
. This function takes its maximum value at 
, so that 
is the mode; 
is a concentration parameter.
The von Mises distribution is the most frequently used probability distribution in the statistical analysis of directions.
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Von Mises distribution. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Von_Mises_distribution&oldid=11488
Von Mises distribution. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Von_Mises_distribution&oldid=11488
This article was adapted from an original article by M. Hazewinkel (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article