Browsing by UP Author "Wagener, Matthias"

Browsing by UP Author "Wagener, Matthias"

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  • Mastering the body and tail shape of a distribution 
    Wagener, Matthias; Bekker, Andriette, 1958-; Arashi, Mohammad (MDPI, 2021-10-20)
    The normal distribution and its perturbation have left an immense mark on the statistical literature. Several generalized forms exist to model different skewness, kurtosis, and body shapes. Although they provide better ...
  • Uncovering a generalised gamma distribution : from shape to interpretation 
    Wagener, Matthias; Bekker, Andriette, 1958-; Arashi, Mohammad (Elsevier, 2024-05)
    In this paper, we introduce the flexible interpretable gamma (FIG) distribution, with origins in Weibulisation, power weighting, and a stochastic representation. The FIG parameters have been verified graphically, mathematically, ...