An extension of Birnbaum-Saunders distributions based on scale mixtures of skew-normal distributions with applications to regression models

The aim of this work is to present an inference and diagnostic study of an extension of the lifetime distribution family proposed by Birnbaum and Saunders (1969a,b). This extension is obtained by considering a skew-elliptical distribution instead of the normal distribution. Specifically, in this...

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Main Author: Rocio Paola Maehara Sánchez
Other Authors: Heleno Bolfarine
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/45/45133/tde-14052018-202935/