min
(^22) min 2
1
()(1)
2
()(1)(1)
T
T
X
X
u
k
u
kk
' '
'
+
+ +
(^89)
1
(2.83)
Distribution type Parameters Moments
Extreme Type I
Gumbel max
x
fX( )xxuxu 55 exp( ( ) exp( 5 ( )))
FxX( )exp( exp( 5 (xu)))
0
u
a&
u 0.577216
5
6
5
Extreme Type I
Gumbel min
x
fX( )xxuxu 55 exp( ( ) exp( ( 5 )))
FxX( ) 1 exp( exp( ( 5 xu)))
0
u
a&
u 0.577216
5
6
5
Extreme Type II
Frechet max
' xuk, , & 0
1
() exp
kk
X
fx ku u
ux x
''
'' '
(^)!
! !
"# "#"#"#
$% $%$%
() exp
k
X
Fx u
x
'
'
! !
"#"#"
$%$%
0
0
u
k
'
&
&^
1
()1 , 1uk
k
' + ' !"#&
$%
2
()
11,^21
u
k
kk
2
'
+ + ! !&
"#"
$%$%
Extreme Type III
Weibull min
' xuk, , & 0
1
() exp
kk
X
kx x
fx
uu u
''
'' '
!
!!
"# "#"#"
$% $%$%
() 1 exp
k
X
x
Fx
u
'
'
! !
"#"#"
$%$%
0
0
u
k
'
&
&
1
()1u
k
' + ' !"
$%
()1u^2121
kk
' + +! !"#"
$%$%
Table 2.8: Probability distributions, Schneider 1994.