?This is the second part of our book on continuous statistical distributions. It covers inverse-Gaussian, Birnbaum-Saunders, Pareto, Laplace, central ????², ????, ????, Weibull, Rayleigh, Maxwell, and extreme value distributions. Important properties of these distribution are documented, and most common practical applications are discussed. This book can be used as a reference material for graduate courses in engineering statistics, mathematical statistics, and econometrics. Professionals and practitioners working in various fields will also find some of the chapters to be useful.
Although an extensive literature exists on each of these distributions, we were forced to limit the size of each chapter and the number of references given at the end due to the publishing plan of this book that limits its size. Nevertheless, we gratefully acknowledge the contribution of all those authors whose names have been left out.
Some knowledge in introductory algebra and college calculus is assumed throughout the book. Integration is extensively used in several chapters, and many results discussed in Part I (Chapters 1 to 9) of our book are used in this volume.
Chapter 10 is on Inverse Gaussian distribution and its extensions. The Birnbaum-Saunders distribution and its extensions along with applications in actuarial sciences is discussed in Chapter 11. Chapter 12 discusses Pareto distribution and its extensions. The Laplace distribution and its applications in navigational errors is discussed in the next chapter. This is followed by central chi-squared distribution and its applications in statistical inference, bioinformatics and genomics. Chapter 15 discusses Student's ???? distribution, its extensions and applications in statistical inference. The ???? distribution and its applications in statistical inference appears next. Chapter 17 is on Weibull distribution and its applications in geology and reliability engineering. Next two chapters are on Rayleigh and Maxwell distributions and its applications in communications, wind energy modeling, kinetic gas theory, nuclear and thermal engineering, and physical chemistry. The last chapter is on Gumbel distribution, its applications in the law of rare exceedances.
Suggestions for improvement are welcome. Please send them to rajan.chattamvelli@vit.ac.in.
Rajan Chattamvelli is a professor in the School of Advanced Sciences at VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu. He has published more than 22 research articles in international journals of repute and at various conferences. His research interests are in computational statistics, design of algorithms, parallel computing, data mining, machine learning, blockchain, combinatorics, and big data analytics. His prior assignments include Denver Public Health, Colorado; Metromail Corporation, Lincoln, Nebraska; Frederick University, Cyprus; Indian Institute of Management; Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur; and Presidency University, Bangalore.Ramalingam Shanmugam is a honorary professor in the school of Health Administration at Texas State University. He is the editor of the journals Advances in Life Sciences, Global Journal of Research and Review, and International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, and book review editor of the Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation. He has published more than 200 research articles and 120 conference papers. His areas of research include theoretical and computational statistics, number theory, operations research, biostatistics, decision making, and epidemiology. His prior assignments include University of South Alabama, University of Colorado at Denver, Argonne National Labs, Indian Statistical Institute, and Mississippi State University. He is a fellow of the International Statistical Institute.
