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Bigelow, J.H. (1975). The Log-normal Distribution. IIASA Working Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: WP-75-120
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The purpose of this brief note is to share some very simple observations concerning the log-normal distribution. I have found this distribution useful chiefly for two reasons. First, it describes a non-negative random variable, such as the time between two events, or the concentration of a pollutant. Second, the log-normal distribution can have any coefficient of variation between zero and infinity. This is not true of other positive distributions, such as 'the gamma and beta distributions.
| Item Type: | Monograph (IIASA Working Paper) |
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| Research Programs: | System and Decision Sciences - Core (SDS) |
| Depositing User: | IIASA Import |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2016 01:41 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 17:07 |
| URI: | https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/308 |
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