Higher income individuals can afford to pay higher dollar amounts in taxes. The least fair tax is the sales tax - specifically sales taxes levied on life's necessities, such as food purchased in grocery stores. There is large variation across the country in terms of state/local tax burdens on the poor.
The U.S. Air Force recognized the merit of Weibull's method and funded his research until 1975. Today, Weibull analysis is the leading method in the world for fitting and analyzing life data. Dorian Shainin introduced the author to statistical engineering at the Hartford Graduate Center (RPI) in the mid-fifties.
Weibull Shape Parameter, Î². The Weibull shape parameter, Î², is also known as the Weibull slope. This is because the value of Î² is equal to the slope of the line in a probability plot. Different values of the shape parameter can have marked effects on the behavior of the distribution.