A skewed distribution which is similar to the binomial distribution when (Abramowitz and Stegun 1972, p. 930).
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(1)
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for
where
is the gamma function, and is a standardized variate. Another form is
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(4)
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For this distribution, the characteristic
function is
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(5)
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and the mean, variance, skewness, and kurtosis excess
are
See also
Pearson Type IV Distribution
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References
Abramowitz, M. and Stegun, I. A. (Eds.). Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables, 9th printing.
New York: Dover, 1972.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Pearson Type III Distribution
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