Pearsontype
Pearsontype refers to the Pearson type distributions, a historical family of continuous probability distributions developed by Karl Pearson in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to model data with varying degrees of skewness and kurtosis. The term is sometimes written as Pearsontype or Pearsons type in different texts.
Overview and concept: The Pearson system organizes several distribution families that share a common mathematical foundation:
Fitting and usage: In practice, a dataset can be approximated by choosing a suitable Pearson type and
Historical and present role: The Pearson system has played a foundational role in the theory of probability