Pareto scale mixtures can be used to obtain distributions with heavier tails. An explanation
of this model properties is provided, together with a discussion about the parameters …

In this paper we explore Pareto based distributions to deal with the energy released by the
major seisms. This is a relevant problem because great earthquakes can cause heavy …

Great earthquakes are commonly considered as the ones with moment magnitude (M w)
above or equal to 8.0. Since these earthquakes can destroy entire communities located near …

Gaussian distribution is a common choice when dealing with symmetric data. However,
other alternatives must be considered in applications with high tail-weight. One option is the …