The beta generalized Pareto distribution with application to lifetime data

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2414-2430

  Mahmoudi, Eisa ^a  

^a YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Estimation; Generalized Pareto distribution; Hazard function; Moments; Unimodality

Indexed keywords

CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION; EXTREME VALUE; FISHER'S INFORMATION; GENERALIZED PARETO DISTRIBUTIONS; HAZARD FUNCTION; HAZARD RATES; LIFETIME DATA; LONG TAIL; MATHEMATICAL TREATMENTS; MOMENTS; REAL DATA SETS; UNIMODALITY;

ESTIMATION; FISHER INFORMATION MATRIX; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

PARETO PRINCIPLE;

EID: 79959302786     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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