Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Formulas & Functions Inside Out
by Helmut Reinke Egbert Jeschke Sara Unverhau, Eckehard Pfeifer, Bodo Fienitz, and Jens Bock
EXPON.DIST()/EXPONDIST()
Syntax. EXPON.DIST(x,lambda,cumulative)
Definition. This function returns the probabilities of an exponential distributed random variable. Use EXPON.DIST() to model the time between events. For example, you can calculate the probability that a call center will receive a call after three minutes, although the hourly average for incoming calls is three minutes.
Arguments
x (required). The value of the function.
lambda (required). The value that is passed.
cumulative (required). The logical value. If cumulative is TRUE, the cumulative distribution is returned; otherwise, the probability density function is returned.
Note
If x or lambda isn’t a numeric value, the EXPON.DIST() function returns the #VALUE! error.
If x is less than 0, ...
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