SKBIM: Stata module to generate a sample from a bimodal distribution using normal or skewed (skew-normal) unimodal distributions, as defined by the user

Evangelos Kontopantelis ()
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Evangelos Kontopantelis: University of Manchester

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: The program generates random numbers from a bimodal distribution. The two unimodal distributions that make up the bimodal can be normal or skewed-normal (see sknor for more details). Different arguments can be inputted to the function, as specified by 'option'.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 9.2
Keywords: bimodal distribution; normal distribution; skewed; skew-normal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-03-12, Revised 2008-11-25
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install skbim". 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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