scholarly journals Maximum-likelihood estimation of the parameters of a four-parameter class of probability distributions

1988 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siegfried H. Lehnigk
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Probability Density Function ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Density Function ◽  
Probability Distributions ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Initial Shape ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
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We shall concern ourselves with the class of continuous, four-parameter, one-sided probability distributions which can be characterized by the probability density function (pdf) classIt depends on the four parameters: shift c ∈ R, scale b > 0, initial shape p < 1, and terminal shape β > 0. For p ≦ 0, the definition of f(x) can be completed by setting f(c) = β/bΓ(β−1)>0 if p = 0, and f(c) = 0 if p < 0. For 0 < p < 1, f(x) remains undefined at x = c; f(x)↑ + ∞ as x↓c.

Probability distributions and orthogonal parameters

1950 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. S. Huzurbazar
Keyword(s):  
Probability Density Function ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Density Function ◽  
Probability Distributions ◽  
Orthogonal Parameters ◽  
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Let f(x, αi) be the probability density function of a distribution depending on n parameters αi(i = 1,2, …, n). Then following Jeffreys(1) we shall say that the parameters αi are orthogonal if

Advanced Topics

2019 ◽  
pp. 57-74
Author(s):  
Carey Witkov ◽  
Keith Zengel
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Probability Density Function ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Nonlinear Problems ◽  
Probability Density Functions ◽  
Density Functions ◽  
P Values ◽  
Chi Squared

A variety of advanced topics are introduced to offer greater challenge for beginners and to answer thorny questions often asked by early researchers who are just starting to use chi-squared analysis. Topics covered include probability density functions, p-values, the derivation of the chi-squared probability density function and its uses, reduced chi-squared, the Poisson distribution, and advanced techniques for maximum likelihood estimation in cases where uncertainties are not Gaussian or the model is nonlinear. Problems are included (with solutions in an appendix).

scholarly journals Statistical analysis based on quaternion normal random variables

1985 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Rautenbach ◽  
J. J. J. Roux
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Probability Density Function ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Normal Distribution ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Estimation Procedure ◽  
Unknown Parameters ◽  
Quaternion Case

The quaternion normal distribution is derived and a number of characteristics are highlighted. The maximum likelihood estimation procedure in the quaternion case is examined and the conclusion is reached that the estimation procedure is simplified if the unknown parameters of the associated real probability density function are estimated. The quaternion estimator is then obtained by regarding these estimators as the components of the quaternion estimator. By means of a example attention is given to a test criterium which can be used in the quaternion model.

Properties and methods of estimation for a bivariate exponentiated Fréchet distribution

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 1211-1230
Author(s):  
Abdus Saboor ◽  
Hassan S. Bakouch ◽  
Fernando A. Moala ◽  
Sheraz Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Probability Density Function ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Density Function ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Conditional Probability Density ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Fréchet Distribution ◽  
Frechet Distribution

AbstractIn this paper, a bivariate extension of exponentiated Fréchet distribution is introduced, namely a bivariate exponentiated Fréchet (BvEF) distribution whose marginals are univariate exponentiated Fréchet distribution. Several properties of the proposed distribution are discussed, such as the joint survival function, joint probability density function, marginal probability density function, conditional probability density function, moments, marginal and bivariate moment generating functions. Moreover, the proposed distribution is obtained by the Marshall-Olkin survival copula. Estimation of the parameters is investigated by the maximum likelihood with the observed information matrix. In addition to the maximum likelihood estimation method, we consider the Bayesian inference and least square estimation and compare these three methodologies for the BvEF. A simulation study is carried out to compare the performance of the estimators by the presented estimation methods. The proposed bivariate distribution with other related bivariate distributions are fitted to a real-life paired data set. It is shown that, the BvEF distribution has a superior performance among the compared distributions using several tests of goodness–of–fit.

scholarly journals A Probability Density Function Generator Based on Deep Learning

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-Hua Chen ◽  
Fangying Song ◽  
Feng-Jang Hwang ◽  
Ling Wu
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Probability Density Function ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Density Function ◽  
Probability Distributions ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Function Generator ◽  
Deep Learning Model

To generate a probability density function (PDF) for fitting probability distributions of real data, this study proposes a deep learning method which consists of two stages: (1) a training stage for estimating the cumulative distribution function (CDF) and (2) a performing stage for predicting the corresponding PDF. The CDFs of common probability distributions can be adopted as activation functions in the hidden layers of the proposed deep learning model for learning actual cumulative probabilities, and the differential equation of trained deep learning model can be used to estimate the PDF. To evaluate the proposed method, numerical experiments with single and mixed distributions are performed. The experimental results show that the values of both CDF and PDF can be precisely estimated by the proposed method.

On the linear exponential family

1968 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 481-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Wani
Keyword(s):  
Probability Density Function ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Density Function ◽  
Scalar Product ◽  
Exponential Family ◽  
Characterization Theorem ◽  
Random Variable ◽  
Moment Generating Function ◽  
The Moment ◽  
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In this paper we give a characterization theorem for a subclass of the exponential family whose probability density function is given bywhere a(x) ≥ 0, f(ω) = ∫a(x) exp (ωx) dx and ωx is to be interpreted as a scalar product. The random variable X may be an s-vector. In that case ω will also be an s-vector. For obvious reasons we will call (1) as the linear exponential family. It is easy to verify that the moment generating function (m.g.f.) of (1) is given by

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