| Description |
xi, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Wiley series in probability and statistics |
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Wiley series in probability and statistics.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. General Principles -- 3. Pareto Distributions -- 4. Lognormal Distributions -- 5. Gamma-Type Size Distributions -- 6. Beta-Type Size Distributions -- 7. Miscellaneous Size Distributions |
| Summary |
"Christian Kleiber and Samuel Kotz survey, compliment, compare, and unify all of the disparate models of income distribution, highlighting at times a lack of coordination between them that can result in unnecessary duplication. Considering models from eight languages and all continents, the authors discuss the social and economic impolications of each as well as distributions of size of loss in actuarial applications." "Three appendices provide brief biographies of some of the leading players along with the basic properties of each of the distributions. Actuaries, economists, market researchers, social scientists, and physicists interested in econophysics will find Statistical Size Distributions in Economics and Actuarial Sciences to be a truly one-of-a-kind addition to the professional literature."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Distribution (Economic theory)
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Economies of scale.
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Economics, Mathematical.
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Insurance -- Mathematics.
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| Author |
Kotz, Samuel.
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| LC no. |
2003041140 |
| ISBN |
0471150649 cased |
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