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LOGNFIT: Stata module to fit lognormal distribution by maximum likelihood

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Stephen P. Jenkins () (University of Essex)

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Abstract

lognfit fits by ML the 2 parameter lognormal distribution to sample observations on a random variable. lognpred calculates statistics summarizing a lognormal distribution which has been fitted using lognfit. Unit record data are assumed (rather than grouped data).

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Software component provided by Boston College Department of Economics in its series Statistical Software Components with number S456824.

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Programming language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 8.2
Date of creation: 16 Mar 2007
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Handle: RePEc:boc:bocode:s456824

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Keywords: lognormal log-normal inequality maximum likelihood

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