Computation of Maximum-Likelihood Parameters of the Generalized Logistic Distribution by Three-Step Newton-Raphson Algorithm

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Tarih

2022

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Yayıncı

Springer

Erişim Hakkı

info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

Özet

The skewness coefficient (G) of the generalized logistic (GLO) distribution is a function of its shape parameter (a) only. Both the methods of probability-weighted moments and maximum-likelihood (ML) mostly yield magnitudes for the shape parameter much different from that by the method of moments, the gap narrowing with increasing length of the sample series. The computation of ML parameters by the conventional Newton-Raphson method is problematic with no solution for a nonnegligible number of sample series. Here, the three-step Newton-Raphson algorithm, which was previously proposed for the generalized extreme values distribution, is adapted to the GLO distribution, and on many recorded annual flood peaks and annual maximum rainfalls series and through a comprehensive Monte-Carlo experiment it is shown to improve the rate of convergent solutions considerably.

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Anahtar Kelimeler

Parameters of the generalized logistic distribution by the methods of moments, Probability-weighted moments, Maximum-likelihood

Kaynak

Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice

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N/A

Scopus Q Değeri

Q3

Cilt

16

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3

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