The beta Gumbel distribution

The Gumbel distribution is perhaps the most widely applied statistical distribution for problems in engineering. In this paper, we introduce a generalization—referred to as the beta Gumbel distribution—generated from the logit of a beta random variable. We provide a comprehensive treatment of the ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Saralees Nadarajah, Samuel Kotz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1024123X04403068