Book contents
- Systems of Frequency Distributions for Water and Environmental Engineering
- Systems of Frequency Distributions for Water and Environmental Engineering
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Pearson System of Frequency Distributions
- 3 Burr System of Frequency Distributions
- 4 D’Addario System of Frequency Distributions
- 5 Dagum System of Frequency Distributions
- 6 Stoppa System of Frequency Distributions
- 7 Esteban System of Frequency Distributions
- 8 Singh System of Frequency Distributions
- 9 Systems of Frequency Distributions Using Bessel Functions and Cumulants
- 10 Frequency Distributions by Entropy Maximization
- 11 Transformations for Frequency Distributions
- 12 Genetic Theory of Frequency
- Appendix Datasets for Applications
- Index
- References
5 - Dagum System of Frequency Distributions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 November 2020
Book contents
- Systems of Frequency Distributions for Water and Environmental Engineering
- Systems of Frequency Distributions for Water and Environmental Engineering
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Pearson System of Frequency Distributions
- 3 Burr System of Frequency Distributions
- 4 D’Addario System of Frequency Distributions
- 5 Dagum System of Frequency Distributions
- 6 Stoppa System of Frequency Distributions
- 7 Esteban System of Frequency Distributions
- 8 Singh System of Frequency Distributions
- 9 Systems of Frequency Distributions Using Bessel Functions and Cumulants
- 10 Frequency Distributions by Entropy Maximization
- 11 Transformations for Frequency Distributions
- 12 Genetic Theory of Frequency
- Appendix Datasets for Applications
- Index
- References
Summary
By formulating a hypothesis for the elasticity of the cumulative distribution function, Dagum derived a set of eleven frequency distributions some of which are commonly employed in water engineering. This system is called as the Dagum system or family. This chapter revisits this system, discusses its properties, and derives its individual frequency distributions.
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