Describing the Flexibility of the Generalized Gamma and Related Distributions
Abstract The generalized gamma (GG) distribution is a widely used, flexible tool for parametric survival analysis. Many alternatives and extensions to this family have been proposed. This paper characterizes the flexibility of the GG by the quartile ratio relationship, log(Q2/Q1)/log(Q3/Q2), and com...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Statistical Distributions and Applications |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40488-017-0072-5 |