Log-skew-normal and log-skew-t distributions as models for family income data

Journal of Income Distribution

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 12-20

  Azzalini, Adelchi ^a   Dal Cappello, Tomas ^a   Kotz, Samuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2442529871     PISSN: 09266437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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