Skew T and skew normal distributions in modelling insurance loss and reliability data

In this project, we study univariate Skew Normal distribution and univariate Skew t-distribution in modelling skewed data that arise very commonly in loss modelling and reliability analysis. The performances of these two distributions are compared against Gamma, Weibull and Lognormal, which are thre...

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Main Authors: Vo, Phuoc Hiep, Lim, Zhen Jiang, Chew, Victor Poh Ming
Other Authors: Uditha Balasooriya
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44044