PARETOFIT: Stata module to fit a Type 1 Pareto distribution

Stephen Jenkins () and Philippe Van Kerm ()

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: paretofit fits by ML a Pareto (Type I) distribution to sample observations on a random variable. Unit record data are assumed (rather than grouped data).

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 8.0
Keywords: Pareto; distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-04-13
Note: This module may be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install paretofit". Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.

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http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/p/paretofit_ll.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/p/paretofit.hlp program code (text/plain)

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