Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications

Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2015, Pages 60 - 75

The beta exponentiated Lindley distribution

Authors
J.A. Rodrigues, A.P.C.M. Silva, G.G. Hamedani
Corresponding Author
J.A. Rodrigues
Received 15 June 2014, Accepted 16 December 2014, Available Online 31 March 2015.
DOI
10.2991/jsta.2015.14.1.6How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Akaike information criterion; beta distribution; Lindley distribution; maximum likelihood estima- tion; moments
Abstract

In this work, we study the beta exponentiated Lindley distribution which includes as special cases several models such as the Lindley, exponentiated Lindley and beta Lindley distributions. Some structural properties of the proposed distribution are studied including expressions for the moments. The estimation of parameters using the methods of moments and maximum likelihood is also discussed. The flexibility of this distribution is illustrated in an application to a real data set.

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Journal
Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications
Volume-Issue
14 - 1
Pages
60 - 75
Publication Date
2015/03/31
ISSN (Online)
2214-1766
ISSN (Print)
1538-7887
DOI
10.2991/jsta.2015.14.1.6How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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