Which single descriptor for a probability distribution?

Polvere@Lab · science forum beginner Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 1

Hi everybody,
I hope this is the correct NG to ask to (and sorry for my english :)

I'm doing my thesis and I'd need a single descriptor that can represent in
the best way a probability distribution, something like a multimodal
gaussian one (actually, it would be an histogram, but you can image it like
that). I could use median, mode and variance, but I know that they are not
so representative, and, though, as I said, I need a single descriptor.
I was thining to consider that distribution as a figure, and to calculate
its mass center (which probably it not so good when you have a multimodal
distribution), or, better, some kinf of moment.
What do you think about it?
If you are aware of something better, I'm glad to learn from you Smile

Thank you very much!
Ciao
Davide

Rusty · science forum beginner Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Posts: 46

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