skewness.GB2 {acid} | R Documentation |
Skewness of the Generalised Beta Distribution of Second Kind
Description
This function calculates the skewness of the Generalised Beta Distribution of Second Kind.
Usage
skewness.GB2(b, a, p, q)
Arguments
b |
the parameter b of the Dagum distribution as defined by Kleiber and Kotz (2003). |
a |
the parameter a of the Dagum distribution as defined by Kleiber and Kotz (2003). |
p |
the parameter p of the Dagum distribution as defined by Kleiber and Kotz (2003). |
q |
the parameter q of the Dagum distribution as defined by Kleiber and Kotz (2003). |
Value
returns the skewness.
Author(s)
Alexander Sohn
References
Kleiber, C. and Kotz, S. (2003): Statistical Size Distributions in Economics and Actuarial Sciences, Wiley, Hoboken.
Examples
a.test<- 4
b.test<- 20000
p.test<- 0.7
q.test<- 1
alpha.test<-1
GB2sample<-rGB2(10000,b.test,a.test,p.test,q.test)
skewness.GB2(b.test,a.test,p.test,q.test)
#require(e1071)
#skewness(GB2sample)#note that this estimation is highly unstable even for larger sample sizes.
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