A new distribution for fitting four moments and its applications to reliability analysis

• Main Author: Low, Y.M.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104292; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16989
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The problem of constructing a probability density function (pdf) from four prescribed moments arises in many fields, including engineering. This problem may be addressed by the Pearson and Johnson systems of distribution, but systems are complicated to implement and have other drawbacks. This articl...