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The Pearson IV distribution: Random variate generation and applications

Computation 2026-05-05 v1 Statistics Theory Statistics Theory

Abstract

We develop uniformly fast random variate generators for the Pearson IV distribution that can be used over the entire range of both shape parameters and highlight some applications in a Bayesian setting.

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@article{arxiv.2605.01586,
  title  = {The Pearson IV distribution: Random variate generation and applications},
  author = {Luc Devroye and Joe R. Hill},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.01586},
  year   = {2026}
}
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