More on the four-parameter kappa distribution

Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-113

  Dupuis, D J ^a   Winchester, C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feasibility; Four parameter Kappa distribution; Generalized extreme value distribution; Maximum likelihood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035643826     PISSN: 00949655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00949650108812137     Document Type: Article

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