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weibull

Weibull growth model


Description

Computes the Weibull growth model

y(t) = α - β * exp(-k * t^m)

Usage

weibull(t, alpha, beta, k, m)

  weibull.inverse(x, alpha, beta, k, m)

Arguments

t

time

x

size

alpha

upper asymptote

beta

growth range

k

growth rate

m

slope of growth

References

D. Fekedulegn, M. Mac Siurtain, and J. Colbert, "Parameter estimation of nonlinear growth models in forestry," Silva Fennica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 327-336, 1999.

Examples

growth <- weibull(0:10, 10, 0.5, 0.3, 0.5)
# Calculate inverse function
time <- weibull.inverse(growth, 10, 0.5, 0.3, 0.5)

growthmodels

Nonlinear Growth Models

v1.2.0
GPL-3
Authors
Daniel Rodriguez Perez
Initial release
2013-11-23

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