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BU2PDF

Name:
    BU2PDF (LET)
Type:
    Library Function
Purpose:
    Compute the Burr type 2 probability density function with shape parameter r.
Description:
    The standard Burr type 2 distribution has the following probability density function:

      f(x;r) = r*(1 + EXP(-x))**(-1-r)/EXP(x)      -INF <  x <  INF; r > 0

    with r denoting the shape parameter.

    This distribution can be generalized with location and scale parameters in the usual way using the relation

      f(x;r,loc,scale) = (1/scale)*f((x-loc)/scale,0,1)
Syntax:
    LET <y> = BU2PDF(<x>,<r>,<loc>,<scale>)
                            <SUBSET/EXCEPT/FOR qualification>
    where <x> is a number, parameter, or variable;
                <y> is a variable or a parameter (depending on what <x> is) where the computed Burr type 2 pdf value is stored;
                <r> is a positive number, parameter, or variable that specifies the shape parameter;
                <loc> is a number, parameter, or variable that specifies the location parameter;
                <scale> is a positive number, parameter, or variable that specifies the scale parameter;
    and where the <SUBSET/EXCEPT/FOR qualification> is optional.

    If <loc> and <scale> are omitted, they default to 0 and 1, respectively.

Examples:
    LET A = BU2PDF(0.3,0.2)
    LET Y = BU2PDF(X,0.5,0,5)
    PLOT BU2PDF(X,2,0,3) FOR X = 0 0.01 5
Note:
    Burr type 2 random numbers, probability plots, and goodness of fit tests can be generated with the commands:

      LET R = <value>
      LET Y = BURR TYPE 2 RANDOM NUMBERS FOR I = 1 1 N
      BURR TYPE 2 PROBABILITY PLOT Y
      BURR TYPE 2 PROBABILITY PLOT Y2 X2
      BURR TYPE 2 PROBABILITY PLOT Y3 XLOW XHIGH
      BURR TYPE 2 KOLMOGOROV SMIRNOV GOODNESS OF FIT Y
      BURR TYPE 2 CHI-SQUARE GOODNESS OF FIT Y2 X2
      BURR TYPE 2 CHI-SQUARE GOODNESS OF FIT Y3 XLOW XHIGH

    The following commands can be used to estimate the r shape parameter for the Burr type 2 distribution:

      LET R1 = <value>
      LET R2 = <value>
      BURR TYPE 2 PPCC PLOT Y
      BURR TYPE 2 PPCC PLOT Y2 X2
      BURR TYPE 2 PPCC PLOT Y3 XLOW XHIGH
      BURR TYPE 2 KS PLOT Y
      BURR TYPE 2 KS PLOT Y2 X2
      BURR TYPE 2 KS PLOT Y3 XLOW XHIGH

    The default values for R1 and R2 are 0.5 and 10.

    The probability plot can then be used to estimate the location and scale (location = PPA0, scale = PPA1).

    The BOOTSTRAP DISTRIBUTION command can be used to find uncertainty intervals for the parameter estimates based on the ppcc plot and ks plot.

Default:
    None
Synonyms:
    BURR TYPE II is a synonym for BURR TYPE 2.
Related Commands:
    BU2CDF = Compute the Burr type 2 cumulative distribution function.
    BU2PPF = Compute the Burr type 2 percent point function.
    BU3PDF = Compute the Burr type 3 probability density function.
    BU4PDF = Compute the Burr type 4 probability density function.
    BU5PDF = Compute the Burr type 5 probability density function.
    BU5PDF = Compute the Burr type 6 probability density function.
    BU7PDF = Compute the Burr type 7 probability density function.
    BU8PDF = Compute the Burr type 8 probability density function.
    BU9PDF = Compute the Burr type 9 probability density function.
    B10PDF = Compute the Burr type 10 probability density function.
    B11PDF = Compute the Burr type 11 probability density function.
    B12PDF = Compute the Burr type 12 probability density function.
    RAYPDF = Compute the Rayleigh probability density function.
    WEIPDF = Compute the Weibull probability density function.
    EWEPDF = Compute the exponentiated Weibull probability density function.
Reference:
    Burr (1942), "Cumulative Frequency Functions", Annals of Mathematical Statistics, 13, pp. 215-232.

    Johnson, Kotz, and Balakrishnan (1994), "Contiunuous Univariate Distributions--Volume 1", Second Edition, Wiley, pp. 53-54.

    Devroye (1986), "Non-Uniform Random Variate Generation", Springer-Verlang, pp. 476-477.

Applications:
    Distributional Modeling
Implementation Date:
    2007/10
Program 1:
     
    LABEL CASE ASIS
    TITLE CASE ASIS
    TITLE OFFSET 2
    .
    MULTIPLOT 2 2
    MULTIPLOT CORNER COORDINATES 0 0 100 95
    MULTIPLOT SCALE FACTOR 2
    .
    LET R  = 0.5
    TITLE R = ^r
    PLOT BU2PDF(X,R) FOR X = 0.01  0.01  5
    .
    LET R  = 1
    TITLE R = ^r
    PLOT BU2PDF(X,R) FOR X = 0.01  0.01  5
    .
    LET R  = 2
    TITLE R = ^r
    PLOT BU2PDF(X,R) FOR X = 0.01  0.01  5
    .
    LET R  = 5
    TITLE R = ^r
    PLOT BU2PDF(X,R) FOR X = 0.01  0.01  5
    .
    END OF MULTIPLOT
    .
    JUSTIFICATION CENTER
    MOVE 50 97
    TEXT Burr Type 2 Probability Density Functions
        
    plot generated by sample program

Program 2:
     
    let r = 2.1
    let rsav = r
    .
    let y = burr type 2 random numbers for i = 1 1 200
    let y = 10*y
    let amax = maximum y
    .
    burr type 2 ppcc plot y
    let rtemp = shape - 2
    let r1 = max(rtemp,0.05)
    let r2 = shape + 2
    y1label Correlation Coefficient
    x1label R
    burr type 2 ppcc plot y
    let r = shape
    justification center
    move 50 6
    text Rhat = ^r (R = ^rsav)
    move 50 2
    text Maximum PPCC = ^maxppcc
    .
    char x
    line bl
    burr type 2 prob plot y1
    move 50 6
    text Location = ^ppa0, Scale = ^ppa1
    char bl
    line so
    .
    relative hist y
    limits freeze
    pre-erase off
    plot b10pdf(x,r,ppa0,ppa1) for x = 0.01 .01 amax
    limits 
    pre-erase on
    .
    let ksloc = ppa0
    let ksscale = ppa1
    burr type 2 kolmogorov smirnov goodness of fit y
        
    plot generated by sample program

    plot generated by sample program

    plot generated by sample program

    plot generated by sample program

                       KOLMOGOROV-SMIRNOV GOODNESS-OF-FIT TEST
      
     NULL HYPOTHESIS H0:      DISTRIBUTION FITS THE DATA
     ALTERNATE HYPOTHESIS HA: DISTRIBUTION DOES NOT FIT THE DATA
     DISTRIBUTION:            BURR TYPE 2
        NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS              =      200
      
     TEST:
     KOLMOGOROV-SMIRNOV TEST STATISTIC      =   0.3776631E-01
      
        ALPHA LEVEL         CUTOFF              CONCLUSION
                10%       0.086*              ACCEPT H0
                          0.085**
                 5%       0.096*              ACCEPT H0
                          0.095**
                 1%       0.115*              ACCEPT H0
                          0.114**
      
         *  - STANDARD LARGE SAMPLE APPROXIMATION  ( C/SQRT(N) )
        ** - MORE ACCURATE LARGE SAMPLE APPROXIMATION  ( C/SQRT(N + SQRT(N/10)) )
        

Date created: 11/27/2007
Last updated: 11/27/2007
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