A bivariate generalization of gamma distribution

dc.contributor.authorVan den Berg, J.
dc.contributor.authorRoux, Jacobus J.J.
dc.contributor.authorBekker, Andriette, 1958-
dc.contributor.emailandriette.bekker@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-29T07:33:51Z
dc.date.available2014-09-30T00:20:06Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractIn this article, a bivariate generalisation of the gamma distribution is proposed by using an unsymmetrical bivariate characteristic function; an extension to the non central case also receives attention. The probability density functions of the product and ratio of the correlated components of this distribution are also derived. The benefits of introducing this generalized bivariate gamma distribution and the distributions of the product and the ratio of its components will be demonstrated by graphical representations of their density functions. An example of this generalized bivariate gamma distribution to rainfall data for two specific districts in the North West province is also given to illustrate the greater versatility of the new distribution.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2013en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation,South Africa (GRANT: Unlocking the future : FA2007043000003).en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/lsta20en_US
dc.identifier.citationJ. Van den Berg , J. J. J. Roux & A. Bekker (2013) A Bivariate Generalization of Gamma Distribution Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 42:19, 3514-3527, DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2011.633202en_US
dc.identifier.issn0361-0926 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1532-415X (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/03610926.2011.633202
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/32649
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.rights© Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.This is an electronic version of an article published in Communications in Statistics Theory and Methods, vol. 42, no. 19, pp. 3514-3527, 2013. Communications in Statistics Theory and Methods is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/lsta20en_US
dc.subjectBivariate characteristic functionen
dc.subjectLaguerre polynomialsen
dc.subjectRainfall dataen
dc.subject.lcshDistribution (Probability theory)en
dc.subject.lcshApproximation theoryen
dc.titleA bivariate generalization of gamma distributionen
dc.typePostprint Articleen

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