The Beta-Hyperbolic Secant Distribution
The shape of a probability distribution is often summarized by the distribution’s skewness and kurtosis. Starting from a symmetric “parent” density f on the real line, we can modify its shape (i.e. introduce skewness and in-/decrease kurtosis) if f is appropriately weighted. In particular, every den...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Austrian Statistical Society
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Austrian Journal of Statistics |
| Online Access: | http://www.ajs.or.at/index.php/ajs/article/view/247 |