Confluent gamma density in modelling tsunami interevent times

Naiju M. Thomas ()
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Naiju M. Thomas: Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - India

Statistica, 2014, vol. 74, issue 1, 113-123

Abstract: We consider here a probability model which associates the usual gamma form with a confluent hypergeometric series. The probability model is termed as confluent gamma density. Some distributional properties of this model are derived. A graphical representation of the model for the varying values of parameter is illustrated. The model thrusts into an interesting application which relates it with tsunami event modelling. A study on tsunami occurrence is essential since it happens frequently at different parts of the world. Here we give an overall view about tsunamis and analyze tsunami interevent times.

Keywords: gamma model; confluent hypergeometric series; G-function; tsunami events (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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