An extension of the gamma distribution

Rodrigo R. Pescim and Saralees Nadarajah

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 2016, vol. 45, issue 18, 5495-5516

Abstract: The gamma distribution has been widely used in many research areas such as engineering and survival analysis. We present an extension of this distribution, called the Kummer beta gamma distribution, having greater flexibility to model scenarios involving skewed data. We derive analytical expressions for some mathematical quantities. The estimation of parameters is approached by the maximum likelihood method and Bayesian analysis. The likelihood ratio and formal goodness-of-fit tests are used to compare the presented distribution with some of its sub-models and non nested models. A real data set is used to illustrate the importance of the distribution.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2014.944663

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