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swfscMisc (version 1.6.5)

sn.params: Skew-Normal parameter computation

Description

Compute parameters and moments of skew normal distribution.

Usage

sn.location(mode, scale, shape)

sn.mean(dp)

sn.mode(dp)

sn.variance(scale, shape)

sn.skewness(shape)

sn.delta(shape)

sn.m0(shape)

Value

sn.locationlocation parameter computed from mode, scale, and shape.
sn.meanmean of the skew normal distribution.
sn.modemode of the skew normal distribution.
sn.variancevariance of the skew normal distribution.
sn.skewnessskewness of the skew normal distribution.
sn.deltavalue used in other moment computations.
sn.m0value used in mode computation.

Arguments

mode

mode of skew normal distribution.

scale

skew normal scale parameter.

shape

skew normal shape parameter.

dp

3 element vector of (in order) location, scale, and shape parameters.

Author

Eric Archer eric.archer@noaa.gov

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skew_normal_distribution

See Also

sn package by Adelchi Azzalini for skew normal PDF and CDF functions.
Azzalini, A. with the collaboration of Capitanio, A. (2014). The Skew-Normal and Related Families. Cambridge University Press, IMS Monographs series.