Chapter 7

The Gamma-G Family of Distributions

Gauss M. Cordeiro, Rodrigo B. Silva and Abraão D. C. Nascimento

Abstract

This chapter presents the gamma generalized family of distributions proposed by Zofragos and Balakrishnan (2009). Several mathematical properties are provided such as representations for gamma-G density and cumulative functions, some generalized moments, quantile and generating functions and entropies. A bivariate generalization is presented. An application is performed in order to illustrate empirically the usefulness of this family.

Total Pages: 149-177 (29)

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