scholarly journals Multivariate Classes of GB2 Distributions with Applications

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
José María Sarabia ◽  
Vanesa Jordá ◽  
Faustino Prieto ◽  
Montserrat Guillén

The general beta of the second kind distribution (GB2) is a flexible distribution which includes several relevant parametric families of distributions. This distribution has important applications in earnings and income distributions, finance and insurance. In this paper, several multivariate classes of the GB2 distribution are proposed. The different multivariate versions are based on two simple univariate representations of the GB2 distribution. The first type of multivariate distributions are constructed from a stochastic dependent representations defined in terms of gamma random variables. Using this representation and beginning by two particular multivariate GB2 distributions, multivariate Singh–Maddala and Dagum income distributions are presented and several properties are obtained. Then, a general multivariate GB2 distribution is introduced. The second type of multivariate distributions are based on a generalization of the distribution of the order statistics, which gives place to multivariate GB2 distribution with support above the diagonal. We discuss the role of these families in modeling bivariate income distributions. Finally, an empirical application is given, where we show that a multivariate GB2 distribution can be useful for modeling compound precipitation and wind events in the whole range.

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 618
Author(s):  
Antonia Castaño-Martínez ◽  
Gema Pigueiras ◽  
Miguel A. Sordo

Relative spacings are relative differences between order statistics. In this context, we extend previous results concerning the increasing convex order of relative spacings of two distributions from the case of consecutive spacings to general spacings. The sufficient conditions are given in terms of the expected proportional shortfall order. As an application, we compare relative deprivation within some parametric families of income distributions.


1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taizhong Hu

A monotone coupling of order statistics from two sets of independent non-negative random variables Xi, i = 1, ···, n, and Yi, i = 1, ···, n, means that there exist random variables X′i, Y′i, i = 1, ···, n, on a common probability space such that , and a.s. j = 1, ···, n, where X(1) ≦ X(2) ≦ ·· ·≦ X(n) are the order statistics of Xi, i = 1, ···, n (with the corresponding notations for the X′, Y, Y′ sample). In this paper, we study the monotone coupling of order statistics of lifetimes in two multi-unit systems under multivariate imperfect repair. Similar results for a special model due to Ross are also given.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Sequeira ◽  
Marcelo Santos

The ratio of energy use to Gross Domestic Product (defined as energy intensity) is a major determinant of environmental hazard and an indicator of eco-efficiency. This paper explains why education can have an effect in reducing the energy intensity thus affecting eco-efficiency. We devise a stylized economic model with simple and widely accepted assumptions that highlights the role of education in decreasing energy intensity worldwide. In an empirical application that is robust to the features of the data, we show that primary schooling contributes to a decrease in energy intensity which has a very significant effect, even accounting for the other well-known determinants of energy intensity. Additionally, when schooling is taken into account, income is no longer a negative determinant of energy intensity.


2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (01) ◽  
pp. 226-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunder Sethuraman

Let X 1, X 2, …, X n be a sequence of independent, identically distributed positive integer random variables with distribution function F. Anderson (1970) proved a variant of the law of large numbers by showing that the sample maximum moves asymptotically on two values if and only if F satisfies a ‘clustering’ condition, In this article, we generalize Anderson's result and show that it is robust by proving that, for any r ≥ 0, the sample maximum and other extremes asymptotically cluster on r + 2 values if and only if Together with previous work which considered other asymptotic properties of these sample extremes, a more detailed asymptotic clustering structure for discrete order statistics is presented.


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