scholarly journals New Method for Generating New Families of Distributions

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 726
Author(s):  
Lamya A. Baharith ◽  
Wedad H. Aljuhani
Keyword(s):  
Exponential Distribution ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Rate Function ◽  
New Method ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Alpha Power ◽  
Unknown Parameters ◽  
Failure Rate Function ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Numerical Studies

This article presents a new method for generating distributions. This method combines two techniques—the transformed—transformer and alpha power transformation approaches—allowing for tremendous flexibility in the resulting distributions. The new approach is applied to introduce the alpha power Weibull—exponential distribution. The density of this distribution can take asymmetric and near-symmetric shapes. Various asymmetric shapes, such as decreasing, increasing, L-shaped, near-symmetrical, and right-skewed shapes, are observed for the related failure rate function, making it more tractable for many modeling applications. Some significant mathematical features of the suggested distribution are determined. Estimates of the unknown parameters of the proposed distribution are obtained using the maximum likelihood method. Furthermore, some numerical studies were carried out, in order to evaluate the estimation performance. Three practical datasets are considered to analyze the usefulness and flexibility of the introduced distribution. The proposed alpha power Weibull–exponential distribution can outperform other well-known distributions, showing its great adaptability in the context of real data analysis.

Extended exponentiated Nadarajah-Haghighi model: Mathematical properties, characterizations and applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-522
Author(s):  
Morad Alizadeh ◽  
Mahdi Rasekhi ◽  
Haitham M. Yousof ◽  
Thiago G. Ramires ◽  
G. G. Hamedani
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Survival Data ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Rate Function ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Failure Rate Function ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Mathematical Properties

In this article, a new four-parameter model is introduced which can be used in mod- eling survival data and fatigue life studies. Its failure rate function can be increasing, decreasing, upside down and bathtub-shaped depending on its parameters. We derive explicit expressions for some of its statistical and mathematical quantities. Some useful characterizations are presented. Maximum likelihood method is used to estimate the model parameters. The censored maximum likelihood estimation is presented in the general case of the multi-censored data. We demonstrate empirically the importance and exibility of the new model in modeling a real data set.

scholarly journals Estimation Methods of Alpha Power Exponential Distribution with Applications to Engineering and Medical Data

2020 ◽  
pp. 149-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazen Nassar ◽  
Ahmed Z. Afify ◽  
Mohammed Shakhatreh
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Simulations ◽  
Exponential Distribution ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Alpha Power ◽  
Unknown Parameters ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Distribution Parameters

This paper addresses the estimation of the unknown parameters of the alphapower exponential distribution (Mahdavi and Kundu, 2017) using nine frequentist estimation methods. We discuss the nite sample properties of the parameterestimates of the alpha power exponential distribution via Monte Carlo simulations. The potentiality of the distribution is analyzed by means of two real datasets from the elds of engineering and medicine. Finally, we use the maximumlikelihood method to derive the estimates of the distribution parameters undercompeting risks data and analyze one real data set.

scholarly journals The Censored Beta-Skew Alpha-Power Distribution

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1114
Author(s):  
Guillermo Martínez-Flórez ◽  
Roger Tovar-Falón ◽  
María Martínez-Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Power Distribution ◽  
Information Matrix ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Alpha Power ◽  
Score Functions ◽  
New Family ◽  
Two Parameters ◽  
Family Of Distributions

This paper introduces a new family of distributions for modelling censored multimodal data. The model extends the widely known tobit model by introducing two parameters that control the shape and the asymmetry of the distribution. Basic properties of this new family of distributions are studied in detail and a model for censored positive data is also studied. The problem of estimating parameters is addressed by considering the maximum likelihood method. The score functions and the elements of the observed information matrix are given. Finally, three applications to real data sets are reported to illustrate the developed methodology.

scholarly journals Theory and Applications of the Unit Gamma/Gompertz Distribution

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
pp. 1850
Author(s):  
Rashad A. R. Bantan ◽  
Farrukh Jamal ◽  
Christophe Chesneau ◽  
Mohammed Elgarhy
Keyword(s):  
Stochastic Ordering ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Rate Function ◽  
The Other ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Gompertz Distribution ◽  
Probability And Statistics ◽  
Analytical Behavior

Unit distributions are commonly used in probability and statistics to describe useful quantities with values between 0 and 1, such as proportions, probabilities, and percentages. Some unit distributions are defined in a natural analytical manner, and the others are derived through the transformation of an existing distribution defined in a greater domain. In this article, we introduce the unit gamma/Gompertz distribution, founded on the inverse-exponential scheme and the gamma/Gompertz distribution. The gamma/Gompertz distribution is known to be a very flexible three-parameter lifetime distribution, and we aim to transpose this flexibility to the unit interval. First, we check this aspect with the analytical behavior of the primary functions. It is shown that the probability density function can be increasing, decreasing, “increasing-decreasing” and “decreasing-increasing”, with pliant asymmetric properties. On the other hand, the hazard rate function has monotonically increasing, decreasing, or constant shapes. We complete the theoretical part with some propositions on stochastic ordering, moments, quantiles, and the reliability coefficient. Practically, to estimate the model parameters from unit data, the maximum likelihood method is used. We present some simulation results to evaluate this method. Two applications using real data sets, one on trade shares and the other on flood levels, demonstrate the importance of the new model when compared to other unit models.

scholarly journals The Alpha Power Transformation Family: Properties and Applications

2019 ◽  
pp. 525-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed E. Mead ◽  
Gauss M. Cordeiro ◽  
Ahmed Z. Afify ◽  
Hazem Al Mofleh
Keyword(s):  
Real Data ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Power Transformation ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Alpha Power ◽  
Weibull Distributions ◽  
Exponentiated Weibull ◽  
Rate Functions ◽  
Modified Weibull

Mahdavi A. and Kundu D. (2017) introduced a family for generating univariate distributions called the alpha power transformation. They studied as a special case the properties of the alpha power transformed exponential distribution. We provide some mathematical properties of this distribution and define a four-parameter lifetime model called the alpha power exponentiated Weibull distribution. It generalizes some well-known lifetime models such as the exponentiated exponential, exponentiated Rayleigh, exponentiated Weibull and Weibull distributions. The importance of the new distribution comes from its ability to model monotone and non-monotone failure rate functions, which are quite common in reliability studies. We derive some basic properties of the proposed distribution including quantile and generating functions, moments and order statistics. The maximum likelihood method is used to estimate the model parameters. Simulation results investigate the performance of the estimates. We illustrate the importance of the proposed distribution over the McDonald Weibull, beta Weibull, modified Weibull, transmuted Weibull and exponentiated Weibull distributions by means of two real data sets.

scholarly journals Bayesian and Classical Inference under Type-II Censored Samples of the Extended Inverse Gompertz Distribution with Engineering Applications

Entropy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 1578
Author(s):  
Ahmed Elshahhat ◽  
Hassan M. Aljohani ◽  
Ahmed Z. Afify
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Rate Function ◽  
Parameter Distribution ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Alpha Power ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Failure Rate Function ◽  
Censored Samples ◽  
Inverse Gamma ◽  
Bathtub Shape

In this article, we introduce a new three-parameter distribution called the extended inverse-Gompertz (EIGo) distribution. The implementation of three parameters provides a good reconstruction for some applications. The EIGo distribution can be seen as an extension of the inverted exponential, inverse Gompertz, and generalized inverted exponential distributions. Its failure rate function has an upside-down bathtub shape. Various statistical and reliability properties of the EIGo distribution are discussed. The model parameters are estimated by the maximum-likelihood and Bayesian methods under Type-II censored samples, where the parameters are explained using gamma priors. The performance of the proposed approaches is examined using simulation results. Finally, two real-life engineering data sets are analyzed to illustrate the applicability of the EIGo distribution, showing that it provides better fits than competing inverted models such as inverse-Gompertz, inverse-Weibull, inverse-gamma, generalized inverse-Weibull, exponentiated inverted-Weibull, generalized inverted half-logistic, inverted-Kumaraswamy, inverted Nadarajah–Haghighi, and alpha-power inverse-Weibull distributions.

scholarly journals Statistical inferences for type-II hybrid censoring data from the alpha power exponential distribution

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0244316
Author(s):  
Mukhtar M. Salah ◽  
Essam A. Ahmed ◽  
Ziyad A. Alhussain ◽  
Hanan Haj Ahmed ◽  
M. El-Morshedy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exponential Distribution ◽  
Information Matrix ◽  
Expectation Maximization Algorithm ◽  
Location Parameter ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Invariance Property ◽  
Alpha Power ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Hazard Functions

This paper describes a method for computing estimates for the location parameter μ > 0 and scale parameter λ > 0 with fixed shape parameter α of the alpha power exponential distribution (APED) under type-II hybrid censored (T-IIHC) samples. We compute the maximum likelihood estimations (MLEs) of (μ, λ) by applying the Newton-Raphson method (NRM) and expectation maximization algorithm (EMA). In addition, the estimate hazard functions and reliability are evaluated by applying the invariance property of MLEs. We calculate the Fisher information matrix (FIM) by applying the missing information rule, which is important in finding the asymptotic confidence interval. Finally, the different proposed estimation methods are compared in simulation studies. A simulation example and real data example are analyzed to illustrate our estimation methods.

scholarly journals Generalising Exponential Distributions Using an Extended Marshall–Olkin Procedure

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 464
Author(s):  
Victoriano García ◽  
María Martel-Escobar ◽  
F.J. Vázquez-Polo
Keyword(s):  
Failure Rate ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Rate Function ◽  
Exponential Distributions ◽  
Symmetric Distributions ◽  
Failure Rate Function ◽  
Numerical Examples ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
The Common ◽  
Family Of Distributions

This paper presents a three-parameter family of distributions which includes the common exponential and the Marshall–Olkin exponential as special cases. This distribution exhibits a monotone failure rate function, which makes it appealing for practitioners interested in reliability, and means it can be included in the catalogue of appropriate non-symmetric distributions to model these issues, such as the gamma and Weibull three-parameter families. Given the lack of symmetry of this kind of distribution, various statistical and reliability properties of this model are examined. Numerical examples based on real data reflect the suitable behaviour of this distribution for modelling purposes.

scholarly journals A New Extended-F Family: Properties and Applications to Lifetime Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Saima K. Khosa ◽  
Ahmed Z. Afify ◽  
Zubair Ahmad ◽  
Mi Zichuan ◽  
Saddam Hussain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimators ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Additional Parameter ◽  
Alpha Power ◽  
New Approach ◽  
New Class ◽  
Mathematical Properties ◽  
Extended Weibull Distribution

In this article, a new approach is used to introduce an additional parameter to a continuous class of distributions. The new class is referred to as a new extended-F family of distributions. The new extended-Weibull distribution, as a special submodel of this family, is discussed. General expressions for some mathematical properties of the proposed family are derived, and maximum likelihood estimators of the model parameters are obtained. Furthermore, a simulation study is provided to evaluate the validity of the maximum likelihood estimators. Finally, the flexibility of the proposed method is illustrated via two applications to real data, and the comparison is made with the Weibull and some of its well-known extensions such as Marshall–Olkin Weibull, alpha power-transformed Weibull, and Kumaraswamy Weibull distributions.

scholarly journals On Erlang-Truncated Exponential Distribution: Theory and Application

2021 ◽  
pp. 155-168
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Elbatal ◽  
A. Aldukeel
Keyword(s):  
Exponential Distribution ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Moment Generating Function ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Mean Deviation ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Survival Times ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Better Than

In this article, we introduce a new distribution called the McDonald Erlangtruncated exponential distribution. Various structural properties including explicit expressions for the moments, moment generating function, mean deviation of the new distribution are derived. The estimation of the model parameters is performed by maximum likelihood method. The usefulness of the new distribution is illustrated by two real data sets. The new model is much better than other important competitive models in modeling relief times and survival times data sets.

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