Journal of Data Science

In this paper, we introduce a new lifetime model, called the Gen- eralized Weibull-Burr XII distribution. We discuss some of its mathematical properties such as density, hazard rate functions, quantile function and mo- ments. Maximum likelihood method is used to estimate model parameters. A simulation study is performed to assess the performance of maximum like- lihood estimators by means of biases, mean squared errors. Finally, we prove that the proposed distribution is a very competitive model to other classical models by means of application on real data set.

The normal distribution is the most popular model in applications to real data. We propose a new extension of this distribution, called the Kummer beta normal distribution, which presents greater flexibility to model scenarios involving skewed data. The new probability density function can be represented as a linear combination of exponentiated normal pdfs. We also propose analytical expressions for some mathematical quantities: Ordinary and incomplete moments, mean deviations and order statistics. The estimation of parameters is approached by the method of maximum likelihood and Bayesian analysis. Likelihood ratio statistics and formal goodnessof-fit tests are used to compare the proposed distribution with some of its sub-models and non-nested models. A real data set is used to illustrate the importance of the proposed model.

In this paper, we define and study a four-parameter model called the transmuted Burr XII distribution. We obtain some of its mathematical properties including explicit expressions for the ordinary and incomplete moments, generating function, order statistics, probability weighted moments and entropies. We formulate and develop a log-linear model using the new distribution so-called the log-transmuted Burr XII distribution for modeling data with a unimodal failure rate function, as an alternative to the log-McDonald Burr XII, log-beta Burr XII, log-Kumaraswamy Burr XII, log-Burr XII and logistic regression models. The flexibility of the proposed models is illustrated by means of three applications to real data sets.

In this paper, we introduce some new families of generalized Pareto distributions using the T-R{Y} framework. These families of distributions are named T-Pareto{Y} families, and they arise from the quantile functions of exponential, log-logistic, logistic, extreme value, Cauchy and Weibull distributions. The shapes of these T-Pareto families can be unimodal or bimodal, skewed to the left or skewed to the right with heavy tail. Some general properties of the T-Pareto{Y} family are investigated and these include the moments, modes, mean deviations from the mean and from the median, and Shannon entropy. Several new generalized Pareto distributions are also discussed. Four real data sets from engineering, biomedical and social science are analyzed to demonstrate the flexibility and usefulness of the T-Pareto{Y} families of distributions.

We introduce the four-parameter Kumaraswamy Gompertz distribution. We obtain the moments, generating and quantilefunctions, Shannon and Rényi entropies, mean deviations and Bonferroni and Lorenz curves. We provide a mixture representation for the density function of the order statistics. We discuss the estimation of the model parameters by maximum likelihood. We provide an application a real data set that illustrates the usefulness of the new model.