On the folded normal distribution

The characteristic function of the folded normal distribution and its moment function are derived. The entropy of the folded normal distribution and the Kullback–Leibler from the normal and half normal distributions are approximated using Taylor series. The accuracy of the results are also assessed...

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Main Authors: Tsagris, Michail, Beneki, Christina, Hassani, Hossein
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2014
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3115/
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Beneki, Christina
Hassani, Hossein
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Hassani, Hossein
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description The characteristic function of the folded normal distribution and its moment function are derived. The entropy of the folded normal distribution and the Kullback–Leibler from the normal and half normal distributions are approximated using Taylor series. The accuracy of the results are also assessed using different criteria. The maximum likelihood estimates and confidence intervals for the parameters are obtained using the asymptotic theory and bootstrap method. The coverage of the confidence intervals is also examined.
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spelling nottingham-31152020-05-04T16:43:08Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3115/ On the folded normal distribution Tsagris, Michail Beneki, Christina Hassani, Hossein The characteristic function of the folded normal distribution and its moment function are derived. The entropy of the folded normal distribution and the Kullback–Leibler from the normal and half normal distributions are approximated using Taylor series. The accuracy of the results are also assessed using different criteria. The maximum likelihood estimates and confidence intervals for the parameters are obtained using the asymptotic theory and bootstrap method. The coverage of the confidence intervals is also examined. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2014-02-14 Article PeerReviewed Tsagris, Michail, Beneki, Christina and Hassani, Hossein (2014) On the folded normal distribution. Mathematics, 2 (1). pp. 12-28. ISSN 2227-7390 Folded normal distribution Entropy Kullback–Leibler Maximum likelihood estimates http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/2/1/12 doi:10.3390/math2010012 doi:10.3390/math2010012
spellingShingle Folded normal distribution
Entropy
Kullback–Leibler
Maximum likelihood estimates
Tsagris, Michail
Beneki, Christina
Hassani, Hossein
On the folded normal distribution
title On the folded normal distribution
title_full On the folded normal distribution
title_fullStr On the folded normal distribution
title_full_unstemmed On the folded normal distribution
title_short On the folded normal distribution
title_sort on the folded normal distribution
topic Folded normal distribution
Entropy
Kullback–Leibler
Maximum likelihood estimates
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3115/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3115/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3115/