A number of flexible distributions (generalized beta of the second kind, inverse hyperbolic sine (IHS), <InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">$$g$$</EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"> <math xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <mi>g</mi> </math> </EquationSource> </InlineEquation>-and-<InlineEquation ID="IEq2"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">$$h$$</EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"> <math xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <mi>h</mi> </math> </EquationSource> </InlineEquation>, Weibull, Burr-3, Burr-12, generalized gamma, reciprocal gamma) are examined in the setting of option-pricing to explore potential improvements over the...</equationsource></equationsource></inlineequation></equationsource></equationsource></inlineequation>

Several valuable data sources, including the census and National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, include data measured using interval responses. Many empirical studies attempt estimation by assuming the data correspond to the interval midpoints and then use OLS or maximum likelihood assuming...