LOGNFIT: Stata module to fit lognormal distribution by maximum likelihood

Stephen Jenkins

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: lognfit fits by ML the 2 parameter lognormal distribution to sample observations on a random variable. lognpred calculates statistics summarizing a lognormal distribution which has been fitted using lognfit. Unit record data are assumed (rather than grouped data).

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 8.2
Keywords: lognormal; log-normal; inequality; maximum likelihood (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-03-16, Revised 2013-06-01
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc inst lognfit". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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