A transmuted version of the generalized half-normal distribution

Authors

  • Hugo S. Salinas Universidad de Atacama.
  • Yuri A. Iriarte Universidad de Antofagasta.
  • Juan M. Astorga Universidad de Atacama.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22199/issn.0717-6279-2019-03-0036

Keywords:

Generalized half-normal distribution, Half-normal distribution, Maximum likelihood, Quadratic rank transmutation map, Transmuted distribution

Abstract

An extension of the generalized half-normal distribution, given by Cooray and Ananda [5], is proposed and studied. We use the quadratic rank transmutation map to generate a transmuted version of the generalized half-normal distribution. We study some probability properties, discuss maximum likelihood estimation and present real data application indicating that the new distribution can improve the generalized half-normal distribution in fitting real data.

Author Biographies

Hugo S. Salinas, Universidad de Atacama.

Departamento de Matemática, Facultad de Ingeniería.

Yuri A. Iriarte, Universidad de Antofagasta.

Departamento de Matemáticas, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas.

Juan M. Astorga, Universidad de Atacama.

Departamento de Tecnologías de la Energía, Facultad Tecnológica.

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Published

2019-08-14

How to Cite

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H. S. Salinas, Y. A. Iriarte, and J. M. Astorga, “A transmuted version of the generalized half-normal distribution”, Proyecciones (Antofagasta, On line), vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 567-583, Aug. 2019.

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