Weighted Half Exponential Power Distribution and Associated Inference

Abstract The weighted exponential distribution has been generalized by many authors in recent years. Here, we introduce a new generalization, called the weighted half exponential power distribution, that can be used to model negative or positive skewed data. Various structural properties of the distribution are derived. The method of maximum likelihood is used to estimate the parameters of the distribution. Finally, a real data application is presented to compare the goodness-of-fit of the various generalized weighted exponential distributions. Mathematics Subject Classification: 60E05, 62F1