The Gumbel distribution is a special case of the Generalized Extreme Value
distribution, obtained when the GEV shape parameter \(\xi\) is equal to 0.
It may be referred to as a type I extreme value distribution.
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In the following, let \(X\) be a Gumbel random variable with location
parameter mu
= \(\mu\), scale parameter sigma
= \(\sigma\).
Support: \(R\), the set of all real numbers.
Mean: \(\mu + \sigma\gamma\), where \(\gamma\) is Euler's
constant, approximately equal to 0.57722.
Median: \(\mu - \sigma\ln(\ln 2)\).
Variance: \(\sigma^2 \pi^2 / 6\).
Probability density function (p.d.f):
$$f(x) = \sigma ^ {-1} \exp[-(x - \mu) / \sigma]%
\exp\{-\exp[-(x - \mu) / \sigma] \}$$
for \(x\) in \(R\), the set of all real numbers.
Cumulative distribution function (c.d.f):
In the \(\xi = 0\) (Gumbel) special case
$$F(x) = \exp\{-\exp[-(x - \mu) / \sigma] \}$$
for \(x\) in \(R\), the set of all real numbers.