A microbiology application of the skew-Laplace distribution

• Autores: Olga Julià de Ferran , Josep Vives Rego
• Localización: Sort: Statistics and Operations Research Transactions, ISSN 1696-2281, Vol. 32, Nº. 2, 2008, págs. 141-150
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Flow cytometry scatter are ofen used in microbiology, and their measures are related to bacteria size and granulosity. We present an application of the skew-Laplace distribution to flow cytometry data. The goodness of fit is evaluated both graphically and numerically. We also study skewness and kurtosis values to assess usefulness of the skew-Laplace distribution.

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