MarchenkoPasturDistribution [λ,σ]
represents a Marchenko–Pastur distribution with asymptotic ratio and scale parameter .
MarchenkoPasturDistribution [λ]
represents a Marchenko–Pastur distribution with unit scale parameter.
MarchenkoPasturDistribution
MarchenkoPasturDistribution [λ,σ]
represents a Marchenko–Pastur distribution with asymptotic ratio and scale parameter .
MarchenkoPasturDistribution [λ]
represents a Marchenko–Pastur distribution with unit scale parameter.
Details
- MarchenkoPasturDistribution is the limiting spectral density of random matrices from WishartMatrixDistribution .
- The derivative of cumulative distribution function at in a Marchenko–Pastur distribution is proportional to with for between and .
- Marchenko–Pastur distribution has a point mass at with probability when .
- MarchenkoPasturDistribution allows and to be any positive real numbers.
- MarchenkoPasturDistribution allows σ to be a quantity of any unit dimension, and λ to be a dimensionless quantity. »
- MarchenkoPasturDistribution can be used with such functions as Mean , CDF , and RandomVariate .
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (3)
Probability density function:
Cumulative distribution function:
Mean and variance:
Scope (7)
Generate a sample of pseudorandom numbers from a Marchenko–Pastur distribution with :
Compare its histogram to the PDF :
Generate a sample of pseudorandom numbers from a Marchenko–Pastur distribution with :
Compare its cumulative histogram to the CDF :
Distribution parameters estimation:
Estimate the distribution parameters from sample data:
Compare the cumulative histogram of the sample with the CDF of the estimated distribution:
Skewness and kurtosis depend only on :
Different moments with closed forms as functions of parameters:
Moment :
Closed form for symbolic order:
Closed form for symbolic order:
Cumulant :
Hazard function:
Quantile function:
Consistent use of Quantity in parameters yields QuantityDistribution :
Find the median area:
Applications (1)
Use MatrixPropertyDistribution to represent the eigenvalues of a Wishart random matrix with identity covariance:
The spectral density converges to the pdf of MarchenkoPasturDistribution [λ] in the limit of large and with the finite ratio :
Properties & Relations (3)
MarchenkoPasturDistribution is closed under scaling by a positive factor:
MarchenkoPasturDistribution has an atomic weight at 0 when :
MarchenkoPasturDistribution is the limiting distribution of eigenvalues of Wishart matrices. The atomic weight at occurs when the Wishart matrix is singular. Generate a singular Wishart matrix with identity covariance and compute the scaled eigenvalues:
Fit MarchenkoPasturDistribution to the eigenvalues:
Compare the cumulative histogram of the eigenvalues with the CDF :
Possible Issues (1)
Marchenko–Pastur distribution with is a mixed type distribution, which is neither continuous nor discrete:
The CDF for such Marchenko–Pastur distributions is discontinuous at :
The probability density function for Marchenko–Pastur distribution with is not defined, and PDF returns unevaluated:
Differentiation of the CDF results in a function that does not integrate to one:
Computations with mixed type distributions are fully supported. Compute special moments:
Estimate parameters of Marchenko-Pastur distribution:
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2015), MarchenkoPasturDistribution, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MarchenkoPasturDistribution.html (updated 2016).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2015. "MarchenkoPasturDistribution." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2016. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MarchenkoPasturDistribution.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2015). MarchenkoPasturDistribution. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MarchenkoPasturDistribution.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_marchenkopasturdistribution, author="Wolfram Research", title="{MarchenkoPasturDistribution}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MarchenkoPasturDistribution.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_marchenkopasturdistribution, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={MarchenkoPasturDistribution}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MarchenkoPasturDistribution.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}