scholarly journals The Weibull-Gamma Distribution: Properties and Applications

Entropy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadeel S. Klakattawi

A new member of the Weibull-generated (Weibull-G) family of distributions—namely the Weibull-gamma distribution—is proposed. This four-parameter distribution can provide great flexibility in modeling different data distribution shapes. Some special cases of the Weibull-gamma distribution are considered. Several properties of the new distribution are studied. The maximum likelihood method is applied to obtain an estimation of the parameters of the Weibull-gamma distribution. The usefulness of the proposed distribution is examined by means of five applications to real datasets.

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 269
Author(s):  
Yuri A. Iriarte ◽  
Mário de Castro ◽  
Héctor W. Gómez

The generalized bimodal distribution is especially efficient in modeling univariate data exhibiting symmetry and bimodality. However, its performance is poor when the data show important levels of skewness. This article introduces a new unimodal/bimodal distribution capable of modeling different skewness levels. The proposal arises from the recently introduced Lambert transformation when considering a generalized bimodal baseline distribution. The bimodal-normal and generalized bimodal distributions can be derived as special cases of the new distribution. The main structural properties are derived and the parameter estimation is carried out under the maximum likelihood method. The behavior of the estimators is assessed through simulation experiments. Finally, two applications are presented in order to illustrate the utility of the proposed distribution in data modeling in different real settings.


Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 358 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Eliwa ◽  
Ziyad Ali Alhussain ◽  
M. El-Morshedy

Alizadeh et al. introduced a flexible family of distributions, in the so-called Gompertz-G family. In this article, a discrete analogue of the Gompertz-G family is proposed. We also study some of its distributional properties and reliability characteristics. After introducing the general class, three special models of the new family are discussed in detail. The maximum likelihood method is used for estimating the family parameters. A simulation study is carried out to assess the performance of the family parameters. Finally, the flexibility of the new family is illustrated by means of four genuine datasets, and it is found that the proposed model provides a better fit than the competitive distributions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 28-44
Author(s):  
Valery A. Pakhotin ◽  
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Ksenia V. Vlasova ◽  
Roman V. Simonov ◽  
Sergey V. Petrov ◽  
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In this paper, the potential possibilities of the maximum likelihood method for solving statistical problems of radio engineering are analyzed. A condition is introduced for the correlation interval of a random vector of parameters of a set of signals, which expands the scope of the maximum likelihood method under conditions of a priori and parametric uncertainty. Proofs are given that the known methods of spectral, correlation analysis, and angular spectral analysis are special cases of the maximum likelihood method. The scope of their application for signal processing is limited. They determine the optimal estimates of the signal parameters only when the adopted implementation contains a single signal. The substantiation of the possibility of obtaining solutions to statistical problems of radio engineering in the field of nonorthogonality of signals, when spectral lines, correlation functions, radiation patterns partially coincide, is given. The issues of solving the problem of separate detection of a set of signals based on the proposed optimal receiver are discussed. The issues of separate estimation of signal parameters in the area of their nonorthogonality are discussed. The conditions of the maximum resolution of signals are analyzed. The possibility of creating maximum likelihood filters based on likelihood equations is discussed. It is shown that such filters allow separating signals in the area of their nonorthogonality. They are the basis for solving the problem of channel sealing in communication systems. They make it possible to develop communication systems with nonorthogonal carrier frequencies. A concrete example shows the possibility of exceeding the speed of information transmission in nonorthogonal communication systems in comparison with the maximum speed, which follows from the Shannon theorem. The paper presents the results of model calculations illustrating the provisions of the theory.


Symmetry ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramadan A. ZeinEldin ◽  
Farrukh Jamal ◽  
Christophe Chesneau ◽  
Mohammed Elgarhy

In this paper, we present and study a new four-parameter lifetime distribution obtained by the combination of the so-called type II Topp–Leone-G and transmuted-G families and the inverted Kumaraswamy distribution. By construction, the new distribution enjoys nice flexible properties and covers some well-known distributions which have already proven themselves in statistical applications, including some extensions of the Bur XII distribution. We first present the main functions related to the new distribution, with discussions on their shapes. In particular, we show that the related probability density function is left, right skewed, near symmetrical and reverse J shaped, with a notable difference regarding the right tailed, illustrating the flexibility of the distribution. Then, the related model is displayed, with the estimation of the parameters by the maximum likelihood method and the consideration of two practical data sets. We show that the proposed model is the best one in terms of standard model selection criteria, including Akaike information and Bayesian information criteria, and goodness of fit tests against three well-established competitors. Then, for the new model, the theoretical background on the maximum likelihood method is given, with numerical guaranties of the efficiency of the estimates obtained via a simulation study. Finally, the main mathematical properties of the new distribution are discussed, including asymptotic results, quantile function, Bowley skewness and Moors kurtosis, mixture representations for the probability density and cumulative density functions, ordinary moments, incomplete moments, probability weighted moments, stress-strength reliability and order statistics.


Author(s):  
Jiju Gillariose ◽  
Lishamol Tomy ◽  
Farrukh Jamal ◽  
Christophe Chesneau

This article is devoted to a new Marshall-Olkin distribution by using a recent modification of the Lindley distribution. Mathematical features of the new model are described. Utilizing maximum likelihood method, the parameters of the new model are estimated. Performance of the estimation approach is discussed by means of a simulation procedure. Moreover, applications of the new distribution are presented which reveal its superiority over other three competing Marshall-Olkin extended distributions of the literature.


Author(s):  
Jamilu Yunusa Falgore ◽  
Sani Ibrahim Doguwa

A new generator of continuous distributions called the Inverse Lomax-Exponentiated G family, which has three extra positive parameters is proposed. The structural properties of the new family that holds for any continuous baseline model including explicit density function expressions, moments, inequality measurements, moment generating function, reliability functions, Renyi and Shanon entropies, and distribution of order statistics are derived. A Monte Carlo simulation to test the efficiency of the maximum likelihood estimates is conducted. The application of the new sub-model to the two data sets using the maximum likelihood method indicates that the new model is better than the existing competitors.


Author(s):  
I. Elbatal ◽  
Mohamed G. Khalil

A new four-parameter distribution called the beta Lindley-geometric distribution is proposed. The hazard rate function of the new model can be constant, decreasing, increasing, upside down bathtub or bathtub failure rate shapes. Various structural properties including 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 using a real data set.


2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 453-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo S. Salinas ◽  
Yuri A. Iriarte ◽  
Heleno Bolfarine

<p>In this paper we introduce a new distribution for modeling positive data with high kurtosis. This distribution can be seen as an extension of the exponentiated Rayleigh distribution. This extension builds on the quotient of two independent random variables, one exponentiated Rayleigh in the numerator and Beta(q,1) in the denominator with q&gt;0. It is called the slashed exponentiated Rayleigh random variable. There is evidence that the distribution of this new variable can be more flexible in terms of modeling the kurtosis regarding the exponentiated Rayleigh distribution. The properties of this distribution are studied and the parameter estimates are calculated using the maximum likelihood method. An application with real data reveals good performance of this new distribution.</p>


Author(s):  
Muhammad Aslam ◽  
Zawar Hussain ◽  
Zahid Asghar

In this article, we propose a new family of distributions using the T-X family named as modified generalized Marshall-Olkin family of distributions. Comprehensive mathematical and statistical properties of this family of distributions are provided. The model parameters are estimated by maximum likelihood method. The maximum likelihood estimation under Type-II censoring is also discussed. Two lifetime data sets are used to show the suitability and applicability of the new family of distributions. For comparison purposes, different goodness of fit tests are used.  


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