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The Use Of L-Moments To Fit The Generalized Lambda Distribution To Sample Data, Robert B. Mohan
The Use Of L-Moments To Fit The Generalized Lambda Distribution To Sample Data, Robert B. Mohan
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The Generalized Lambda Distribution GLD is a four-parameter, continuous probability distribution that is useful for simulation analysis. The strengths of the GLD lie in its abilities to approximate many distributions, represent data when the underlying distribution is unknown, and fit or generate random variates. The method of moments is presently the accepted technique for estimating the parameters of this distribution. However, it is sensitive to extreme observations and subject to large sampling variability as the sample size decreases. L-moments are expectations of certain linear combinations of order statistics. They can be used to estimate parameters and quantiles of probability distributions. …