A simple method for choosing between the lognormal and weibull models

Russell F. Kappenman

Statistics & Probability Letters, 1988, vol. 7, issue 2, 123-126

Abstract: A simple method for using a random sample to select a sampling distribution model from between the lognormal and Weibull distributions is developed. Simulation studies demonstrate that it performs just as well as more complicated alternatives.

Keywords: lognormal; distributions; order; statistics; averages; sampling; distribution; model; selection; Weibull; distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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