Parameter estimation for the discrete stable family

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 815-830

  Marcheselli, M ^a   Baccini, A ^a   Barabesi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discrete stable distribution; Empirical probability generating function; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

DISCRETE STABLE DISTRIBUTION; DISCRETE STABLE FAMILY; EMPIRICAL PROBABILITY GENERATING FUNCTION;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 38949184906     PISSN: 03610926     EISSN: 1532415X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610920701570298     Document Type: Article

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