Maximum likelihood parameter estimation by model augmentation with applications to the extended four-parameter generalized gamma distribution

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 54, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 81-97

  Hirose, Hideo ^a  

^a KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continuation method; Extended gamma distribution; Extreme value distribution; Generalized extreme value distribution; Maximum likelihood estimation; Model augmentation; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141911087     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4754(00)00201-9     Document Type: Article

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