A new concept for count distributions

Per-Erik Hagmark

A new concept, called silhouette, and the related parameterization are introduced and studied. Applications show how to extend maximally the mean-variance domain of a count distribution, and how to construct a single variable for any mean-variance and any requirements on distribution shape.

Mots clés: 60E05; 60-08; 15A09; 70C20

Per-Erik Hagmark. A new concept for count distributions. Statistics and Probability Letters, 2009, 79 (8), pp.1120. ⟨10.1016/j.spl.2009.01.006⟩. ⟨hal-00516886⟩