We investigate the possibility of approximating the variance gamma distribution with a finite mixture of normals. Therefore, we apply this result to derive a simple historical estimation procedure by means of the Expectation Maximization algorithm

Approximation of the variance gamma model with a finite mixture of normals / A. Loregian, L. Mercuri, E. Rroji. - In: STATISTICS & PROBABILITY LETTERS. - ISSN 0167-7152. - 82:2(2012 Feb), pp. 217-224. [10.1016/j.spl.2011.10.004]

Approximation of the variance gamma model with a finite mixture of normals

L. Mercuri
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2012

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We investigate the possibility of approximating the variance gamma distribution with a finite mixture of normals. Therefore, we apply this result to derive a simple historical estimation procedure by means of the Expectation Maximization algorithm
variance gamma distribution ; finite mixture ; EM algorithm
Settore SECS-S/01 - Statistica
Settore SECS-S/06 - Metodi mat. dell'economia e Scienze Attuariali e Finanziarie
feb-2012
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