Abstract
Burr Type VII, a one-parameter non-normal distribution, is among the less studied distributions, especially, in the contexts of statistical modeling and simulation studies. The main purpose of this study is to introduce a methodology for simulating univariate and multivariate Burr Type VII distributions through the method of L-moments and L-correlations. The methodology can be applied in statistical modeling of events in a variety of applied mathematical contexts and Monte Carlo simulation studies. Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate that L-moment-based Burr Type VII distributions are superior to their conventional moment-based analogs in terms of distribution fitting and estimation. Simulation results presented in this study also demonstrate that the estimates of L-skew, L-kurtosis, and L-correlation are substantially superior to their conventional product-moment based counterparts of skew, kurtosis, and Pearson correlation in terms of relative bias and relative efficiency when distributions with greater departure from normality are used.
Recommended Citation
Pant, Mohan D. and Headrick, Todd C. "Simulating Burr Type VII Distributions through the Method of L-moments and L-correlations." (Jan 2014).
Comments
Published in Journal of Statistical and Econometric Methods, Vol. 3 No. 3 (2014).