An alternative to the Cauchy distribution

Autor: Ayman Alzaatreh
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Moments
Generalization
Clinical Biochemistry
Mathematics::Analysis of PDEs
010501 environmental sciences
Parameter space
Space (mathematics)
Exponentiated-exponential-X family
01 natural sciences
03 medical and health sciences
Cauchy distribution
Range (statistics)
Applied mathematics
lcsh:Science
030304 developmental biology
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Mathematics
0303 health sciences
Cumulative distribution function
Shannon entropy
T-X family
Medical Laboratory Technology
Distribution (mathematics)
The paper proposes an alternative to the Cauchy distribution using the T-X family framework proposed by Alzaatreh et al. (2013). The proposed distribution can be left skewed
right skewed or symmetric. The moments are defined under some restriction on the parameter space

Kurtosis
lcsh:Q
Estimation
Zdroj: MethodsX, Vol 6, Iss, Pp 938-952 (2019)
MethodsX
ISSN: 2215-0161
DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2019.02.025
Popis: A few generalizations of the Cauchy distribution appear in the literature. In this paper, a new generalization of the Cauchy distribution is proposed, namely, the exponentiated-exponential Cauchy distribution (EECD). Unlike the Cauchy distribution, EECD can have moments for some restricted parameters space. The distribution has wide range of skewness and kurtosis values and has a closed form cumulative distribution function. It can be left skewed, right skewed and symmetric. Two different estimation methods for the EECD parameters are studied. • A new generalization of the Cauchy distribution is proposed, namely, exponentiated-exponential Cauchy distribution (EECD). • EECD has flexible shape characteristics. Moreover, EECD moments are defined under some restrictions on the parameter space. JEL classification: C10, C13, C15, C46, Method name: The paper proposes an alternative to the Cauchy distribution using the T-X family framework proposed by Alzaatreh et al. (2013). The proposed distribution can be left skewed, right skewed or symmetric. The moments are defined under some restriction on the parameter space, Keywords: Estimation, Moments, T-X family, Exponentiated-exponential-X family, Shannon entropy, Cauchy distribution
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