The \(\log F\): A distribution for all seasons
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: The \(\log F\): A distribution for all seasons
zbMATH Open document ID: 1010.62012
author: Barry W. Brown
author: Floyd M. Spears
author: Lawrence B. Levy
published in: Computational Statistics
publication date: 2003-02-06T00:00:00Z
review text: The paper is devoted to a rather flexible parametric distribution family based on the logarithm of the F distribution. This family, introduced by \textit{R.L. Prentice} [Biometrika 62, 607-614 (1975; Zbl 0328.62013)], is rather flexible and includes as special cases log-normal, Weibull, exponential, log-logistic, and generalized gamma distributions. Properties of \(\log F\) are discussed and a number of examples from sports, medicine and finance that illustrate possible applications are discussed. In this way the authors ``try to convince readers that ... this family should be one of the first tools used in data exploration''. Certain computational problems connected with \(\log F\) distributions are also discussed.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 62E15
zbMATH DE Number: 1865438
zbMATH Keywords: generalized log F
zbMATH Keywords: goodness of fit
zbMATH Keywords: parametric modelling
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: s001800200098
OpenAlex ID: W2912773060
DOI: 10.1007/S001800200098
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1865438