An Alternative to the Log-Skew-Normal Distribution: Properties, Inference, and an Application to Air Pollutant Concentrations

Autor: Jaime Arrué, Reinaldo Boris Arellano-Valle, Osvaldo Venegas, Heleno Bolfarine, Héctor W. Gómez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Mathematics, Vol 10, Iss 22, p 4336 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-7390
DOI: 10.3390/math10224336
Popis: In this study, we consider an alternative to the log-skew-normal distribution. It is called the modified log-skew-normal distribution and introduces greater flexibility in the skewness and kurtosis parameters. We first study several of the main probabilistic properties of the new distribution, such as the computation of its moments and the non-existence of the moment-generating function. Parameter estimation by the maximum likelihood approach is also studied. This approach presents an overestimation problem in the shape parameter, which in some cases, can even be infinite. However, as we demonstrate, this problem is solved by adapting bias reduction using Firth’s approach. We also show that the modified log-skew-normal model likewise inherits the non-singularity of the Fisher information matrix of the untransformed model, when the shape parameter is null. Finally, we apply the modified log-skew-normal model to a real example related to pollution data.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
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