On nomenclature for, and the relative merits of, two formulations of skew distributions

Adelchi Azzalini; Ryan P. Browne; Marc G. Genton; Paul D. McNicholas

doi:10.1016/j.spl.2015.12.008

On nomenclature for, and the relative merits of, two formulations of skew distributions

Adelchi Azzalini, Ryan P. Browne, Marc G. Genton, Paul D. McNicholas

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We examine some skew distributions used extensively within the model-based clustering literature in recent years, paying special attention to claims that have been made about their relative efficacy. Theoretical arguments are provided as well as real data examples.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	201-206
Number of pages	6
Journal	Statistics & Probability Letters
Volume	110
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2015.12.008
State	Published - Dec 21 2015

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