The Extended Generalized Lambda Distribution (EGLD) System for Fitting Distributions to Data with Moments, II: Tables

American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 271-332

  Dudewicz, Edward J ^a   Karian, Zaven A ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data fitting; Generalized beta distribution; Generalized lambda distribution; Method of moments; System of probability distributions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CURVE FITTING; ESTIMATION;

DATA FITTING; EXTENDED GENERALIZED LAMBDA DISTRIBUTION (EGLD) SYSTEM;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 0030365025     PISSN: 01966324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01966324.1996.10737420     Document Type: Article

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