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Other Continuous Distributions and Moments for Distributions

In: Statistics for Business and Financial Economics

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  • Cheng-Few Lee

    (Rutgers University Business School, Department of Finance and Economics)

  • John C. Lee

    (Center for PBBEF Research)

  • Alice C. Lee

Abstract

Two very useful continuous distributions, the normal and lognormal distributions, were discussed in Chap. 7 . Because many random variables have distributions that are not normal, in this chapter, we explore five other important continuous distributions and their applications. These five distributions are the uniform distribution, Student’s t distribution, the chi-square distribution, the F distribution, and the exponential distribution. All are directly or indirectly used in analyzing business and economic data. The relationship between moments and distributions is also discussed in this chapter. Finally, we explore business applications of statistical distributions in terms of the first four moments for stock rates of return.

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  • Cheng-Few Lee & John C. Lee & Alice C. Lee, 2013. "Other Continuous Distributions and Moments for Distributions," Springer Books, in: Statistics for Business and Financial Economics, edition 3, chapter 0, pages 381-422, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4614-5897-5_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5897-5_9
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