Statistical Properties of the Generalized Inverse Gaussian Distribution

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jorgensen, B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1982, 1982
Edition:1st ed. 1982
Series:Lecture Notes in Statistics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Basic properties
  • 2.1 Moments and cumulants
  • 3 Related distributions
  • 3.1 Normal approximations
  • 3.2 Powers and logarithms of generalized inverse Gaussian variates
  • 3.3 Products and quotients of generalized inverse Gaussian variates
  • 3.4 A generalized inverse Gaussian Markov process
  • 3.5 The generalized hyperbolic distribution
  • 4 Maximum likelihood estimation
  • 4.1 Estimation for fixed ?
  • 4.2 On the asymptotic distribution of the maximum likelihood estimate for fixed ?
  • 4.3 The partially maximized log-likelihood for ?, estimation of ?
  • 4.4 Estimation of ? when ? and ? are fixed
  • 4.5 Estimation of ? when ? and ?>0 are fixed
  • 5 Inference
  • 5.1 Distribution results
  • 5.2 Inference about ?
  • 5.3 Inference about ?
  • 5.4 One-way analysis of variance
  • 5.5 A regression model
  • 6 The hazard function. Lifetime models.
  • 6.1 Description of the hazard function
  • 7 Examples
  • 7.1 Failures of airconditioning equipment
  • 7.2 Pulses along a nerve fibre
  • 7.3 Traffic data
  • 7.4 Repair time data
  • 7.5 Fracture toughness of MIG welds
  • References
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