Two Parameter Case
Where the distribution has two parameters the explicit forms of the probability functions and the associated statistics are
CDF:
PDF:
Mean:
Variance:
Coefficient of variation:
The coefficient of variation is always < 1.
Given the sample mean and sample coefficient of variation the parameters and can be estimated:
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