A shape parameter that by default holds a value of 1.
psi
Another shape parameter that is set to 1 by default.
lambda
Shape parameter of the GIG distribution. Common to all forms of
parameterization. By default this is set to 1.
param
Parameter vector of the generalized inverse Gaussian
distribution.
Value
gigMean gives the mean of the generalized inverse Gaussian
distribution, gigVar the variance, gigSkew the skewness,
gigKurt the kurtosis, and gigMode the mode. The formulae
used are as given in Jorgensen (1982),
pp. 13--17. Note that the kurtosis is the standardised fourth cumulant
or what is sometimes called the kurtosis excess. (See
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Kurtosis.html for a discussion.)
The parameterization used for the generalized inverse Gaussian
distribution is the \((\chi, \psi)\) one (see
dgig). To use another parameterization, use
gigChangePars.
References
Jorgensen, B. (1982).
Statistical Properties of the Generalized Inverse Gaussian
Distribution.
Lecture Notes in Statistics, Vol. 9, Springer-Verlag, New York.