Lomax distribution

Lomax
	Probability density function
	Cumulative distribution function
Parameters	scale (real); shape (real)
Support
PDF
CDF
Mean	; Otherwise undefined
Median
Mode	0
Variance	; ; Otherwise undefined
Skewness
Ex. kurtosis

The Lomax distribution, conditionally also called the Pareto Type II distribution, is a heavy-tail probability distribution used in business, economics, actuarial science, queueing theory and Internet traffic modeling.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is named after K. S. Lomax. It is essentially a Pareto distribution that has been shifted so that its support begins at zero.^[4]

Characterization

Probability density function

The probability density function (pdf) for the Lomax distribution is given by

p(x)={\alpha  \over \lambda }\left[{1+{x \over \lambda }}\right]^{-(\alpha +1)},\qquad x\geq 0,

with shape parameter $\alpha >0$ and scale parameter $\lambda >0$ . The density can be rewritten in such a way that more clearly shows the relation to the Pareto Type I distribution. That is:

p(x)={{\alpha \lambda ^{\alpha }} \over {(x+\lambda )^{\alpha +1}}}

.

Non-central moments

The $\nu$ th non-central moment $E[X^{\nu }]$ exists only if the shape parameter $\alpha$ strictly exceeds $\nu$ , when the moment has the value

E(X^{\nu })={\frac {\lambda ^{\nu }\Gamma (\alpha -\nu )\Gamma (1+\nu )}{\Gamma (\alpha )}}

Related distributions

Relation to the Pareto distribution

The Lomax distribution is a Pareto Type I distribution shifted so that its support begins at zero. Specifically:

{\text{If }}Y\sim {\mbox{Pareto}}(x_{m}=\lambda ,\alpha ),{\text{ then }}Y-x_{m}\sim {\mbox{Lomax}}(\lambda ,\alpha ).

The Lomax distribution is a Pareto Type II distribution with x_m=λ and μ=0:^[5]

{\text{If }}X\sim {\mbox{Lomax}}(\lambda ,\alpha ){\text{ then }}X\sim {\text{P(II)}}(x_{m}=\lambda ,\alpha ,\mu =0).

Relation to generalized Pareto distribution

The Lomax distribution is a special case of the generalized Pareto distribution. Specifically:

\mu =0,~\xi ={1 \over \alpha },~\sigma ={\lambda  \over \alpha }.

Relation to the beta prime distribution

The Lomax distribution with scale parameter λ = 1 is a special case of the beta prime distribution. If X has a Lomax distribution, then ${\frac {X}{\lambda }}\sim \beta ^{\prime }(1,\alpha )$ .

Relation to q-exponential distribution

The Lomax distribution is a special case of the q-exponential distribution. The q-exponential extends this distribution to support on a bounded interval. The Lomax parameters are given by:

\alpha ={{2-q} \over {q-1}},~\lambda ={1 \over \lambda _{q}(q-1)}.

Gamma-exponential mixture

The Lomax distribution arises as a mixture of exponential distributions where the mixing distribution of the rate is a gamma distribution. If λ|k,θ ~ Gamma(scale=k, shape=θ) and X|λ ~ Exponential(rate=λ) then the marginal distribution of X|k,θ is Lomax(scale=1/k, shape=θ).

References

↑ Lomax, K. S. (1954) "Business Failures; Another example of the analysis of failure data". Journal of the American Statistical Association, 49, 847–852. JSTOR 2281544
↑ Johnson, N. L.; Kotz, S.; Balakrishnan, N. (1994). "20 Pareto distributions". Continuous univariate distributions. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley. p. 573.
↑ J. Chen, J., Addie, R. G., Zukerman. M., Neame, T. D. (2015) "Performance Evaluation of a Queue Fed by a Poisson Lomax Burst Process", IEEE Communications Letters, 19, 3, 367-370.
↑ Van Hauwermeiren M and Vose D (2009). A Compendium of Distributions [ebook]. Vose Software, Ghent, Belgium. Available at www.vosesoftware.com. Accessed 07/07/11
↑ Kleiber, Christian; Kotz, Samuel (2003), Statistical Size Distributions in Economics and Actuarial Sciences, Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics, 470, John Wiley & Sons, p. 60, ISBN 9780471457169 .

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[1] Lomax, K. S. (1954) "Business Failures; Another example of the analysis of failure data". Journal of the American Statistical Association, 49, 847–852. JSTOR 2281544

[2] Johnson, N. L.; Kotz, S.; Balakrishnan, N. (1994). "20 Pareto distributions". Continuous univariate distributions. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley. p. 573.

[3] J. Chen, J., Addie, R. G., Zukerman. M., Neame, T. D. (2015) "Performance Evaluation of a Queue Fed by a Poisson Lomax Burst Process", IEEE Communications Letters, 19, 3, 367-370.

[4] Van Hauwermeiren M and Vose D (2009). A Compendium of Distributions [ebook]. Vose Software, Ghent, Belgium. Available at www.vosesoftware.com. Accessed 07/07/11

[5] Kleiber, Christian; Kotz, Samuel (2003), Statistical Size Distributions in Economics and Actuarial Sciences, Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics, 470, John Wiley & Sons, p. 60, ISBN 9780471457169 .

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