Fitting statistical distributions : the Generalized Lambda Distribution and Generalized Bootstrap methods /: the Generalized Lambda Distribution and Generalized Bootstrap methods. (©2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Zaven A. Karian and Edward J. Dudewicz.
• Other Names: Karian, Zaven A; Dudewicz, Edward J
• Contents: THE GENERALIZED LAMBDA FAMILY OF DISTRIBUTIONS; History and Background; Definition of the Generalized Lambda Distributions; The Parameter Space of the GLD; Shape of the GLD Density Functions; GLD Random Variate Generation; FITTING DISTRIBUTIONS AND DATA WITH THE GLD VIA THE METHOD OF MOMENTS; The Moments of the GLD Distribution; The (a23, a4)-Space Covered by the GLD Family; Fitting the GLD through the Method of Moments; GLD Approximation of some Well Known Distributions; Examples: GLD Fits of Data, Method of Moments; Moment-Based GLD Fit to Data from a Histogram; The GLD and Design of Experiments; THE EXTENDED GLD SYSTEM, THE EGLD: FITTING BY THE METHOD OF MOMENTS; The Beta Distribution and its Moments; The Generalized Beta Distribution and its Moments; Estimation of GBD (b1, b2, b3, b4) Parameters; GBD Approximation of some Well-Known Distributions; Examples: GBD Fits of Data, Method of Moments; EGLD Random Variate Generation; A PERCENTILE-BASED APPROACH TO FITTING DISTRIBUTIONS AND DATA WITH THE GLD; The Use of Percentiles; The (r3, r4-Space of GLD (l1, l2, l3, l4); Estimation of GLD Parameters through a Method of Percentiles; GLD Approximations of some Well-Known Distributions; Comparison of the Moment and Percentile Methods; Examples: GLD Fits of Data via the Method of Percentiles; Percentile-Based GLD Fit of Data from a Histogram; GLD-2: THE BIVARIATE GLD DISTRIBUTION; Overview; Plackett's Method of Bivariate d.f. Construction: the GLD-2; Fitting the GLD-2 to Well-Known Bivariate Distributions; GLD-2 Fits: Distributions with Non-Identical Marginals; Fitting GLD-2 to Datasets; GLD-2 Random Variate Generation; THE GENERALIZED BOOTSTRAP (GB) AND MONTE CARLO (MC) METHODS; The Generalized Bootstrap Method; Comparison of the GB and BM Methods; APPENDICES; Programs for Fitting the GLD, GBD, and GLD-2; Tables for GLD Fits: Method of Moments; Tables for GBD Fits: Method of Moments; Tables for GLD Fits: method of Percentiles; The Normal Distribution
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Copyright Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 438 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 519.2/4; Distribution (Probability theory); Bootstrap (Statistics); MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General; Bootstrap (Statistics); Distribution (Probability theory); Verdelingen (statistiek); Lambda-calculus; Bootstrap (statistiek); Monte Carlo-methode; Statistical Distributions; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1420038044; 9781420038040; 9781584880691; 1584880694
• Related ISBNs: 1584880694
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-427) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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