The Kumaraswamy generalized gamma distribution with application in survival analysis

Statistical Methodology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 411-433

  De Pascoa, Marcelino A R ^a   Ortega, Edwin M M ^a   Cordeiro, Gauss M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Censored data; Data analysis; Generalized gamma distribution; Maximum likelihood estimation; Moment; Order statistic

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959851639     PISSN: 15723127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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