Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1155/S1024123X04403068
Abstract
The Gumbel distribution is perhaps the most widely applied statistical distribution for problems in engineering. In this paper, we introduce a generalization—referred to as the beta Gumbel distribution—generated from the logit of a beta random variable. We provide a comprehensive treatment of the mathematical properties of this new distribution. We derive the analytical shapes of the corresponding probability density function and the hazard rate function and provide graphical illustrations. We calculate expressions for the nth moment and the asymptotic distribution of the extreme order statistics. We investigate the variation of the skewness and kurtosis measures. We also discuss estimation by the method of maximum likelihood. We hope that this generalization will attract wider applicability in engineering.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Mathematical Problems in Engineering, v. 2004, art. 529485
Scholar Commons Citation
Nadarajah, Saralees and Kotz, Samuel, "The Beta Gumbel Distribution" (2004). Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications. 35.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mth_facpub/35
