Generalized modified slash distribution with applications

In this paper a generalization of the modified slash distribution is introduced. This model is based on the quotient of two independent random variables, whose distributions are a normal and a one-parameter gamma, respectively. The resulting distribution is a new model whose kurtosis is greater than...

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Autores: Reyes, Jimmy, Barranco Chamorro, Inmaculada, Gómez, Héctor W.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/167193
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/167193
https://doi.org/10.1080/03610926.2019.1568484
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Generalized modified slash distribution
Kurtosis
Maximum likelihood
Moments methods
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Sumario:In this paper a generalization of the modified slash distribution is introduced. This model is based on the quotient of two independent random variables, whose distributions are a normal and a one-parameter gamma, respectively. The resulting distribution is a new model whose kurtosis is greater than other slash distributions. The probability density function, its properties, moments, and kurtosis coefficient are obtained. Inference based on moment and maximum likelihood methods is carried out. The multivariate version is also introduced. Applications to two datasets are considered. They illustrate the applicability of our results, along with the fact that the new model can provide a better fit to symmetric data with heavy tails than other slash extensions previously introduced in literature.