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    • In probability and statistics, the generalized K-distribution is a three-parameter family of continuous probability distributions.
      The distribution arises by compounding two gamma distributions. In each case, a re-parametrization of the usual form of the family of gamma distributions is used, such that the parameters are:

      the mean of the distribution,
      the usual shape parameter.
      K-distribution is a special case of variance-gamma distribution, which in turn is a special case of generalised hyperbolic distribution. A simpler special case of the generalized K-distribution is often referred as the K-distribution.


      Density


      Suppose that a random variable



      X


      {\displaystyle X}

      has gamma distribution with mean



      σ


      {\displaystyle \sigma }

      and shape parameter



      α


      {\displaystyle \alpha }

      , with



      σ


      {\displaystyle \sigma }

      being treated as a random variable having another gamma distribution, this time with mean



      μ


      {\displaystyle \mu }

      and shape parameter



      β


      {\displaystyle \beta }

      . The result is that



      X


      {\displaystyle X}

      has the following probability density function (pdf) for



      x
      >
      0


      {\displaystyle x>0}

      :





      f

      X


      (
      x
      ;
      μ
      ,
      α
      ,
      β
      )
      =


      2

      Γ
      (
      α
      )
      Γ
      (
      β
      )






      (



      α
      β

      μ


      )




      α
      +
      β

      2





      x




      α
      +
      β

      2



      1



      K

      α

      β



      (

      2




      α
      β
      x

      μ




      )

      ,


      {\displaystyle f_{X}(x;\mu ,\alpha ,\beta )={\frac {2}{\Gamma (\alpha )\Gamma (\beta )}}\,\left({\frac {\alpha \beta }{\mu }}\right)^{\frac {\alpha +\beta }{2}}\,x^{{\frac {\alpha +\beta }{2}}-1}K_{\alpha -\beta }\left(2{\sqrt {\frac {\alpha \beta x}{\mu }}}\right),}


      where



      K


      {\displaystyle K}

      is a modified Bessel function of the second kind. Note that for the modified Bessel function of the second kind, we have




      K

      ν


      =

      K


      ν




      {\displaystyle K_{\nu }=K_{-\nu }}

      . In this derivation, the K-distribution is a compound probability distribution. It is also a product distribution: it is the distribution of the product of two independent random variables, one having a gamma distribution with mean 1 and shape parameter



      α


      {\displaystyle \alpha }

      , the second having a gamma distribution with mean



      μ


      {\displaystyle \mu }

      and shape parameter



      β


      {\displaystyle \beta }

      .
      A simpler two parameter formalization of the K-distribution can be obtained by setting



      β
      =
      1


      {\displaystyle \beta =1}

      as





      f

      X


      (
      x
      ;
      b
      ,
      v
      )
      =



      2
      b


      Γ
      (
      v
      )





      (


      b
      x


      )


      v

      1



      K

      v

      1


      (
      2


      b
      x


      )
      ,


      {\displaystyle f_{X}(x;b,v)={\frac {2b}{\Gamma (v)}}\left({\sqrt {bx}}\right)^{v-1}K_{v-1}(2{\sqrt {bx}}),}


      where



      v
      =
      α


      {\displaystyle v=\alpha }

      is the shape factor,



      b
      =
      α

      /

      μ


      {\displaystyle b=\alpha /\mu }

      is the scale factor, and



      K


      {\displaystyle K}

      is the modified Bessel function of second kind. The above two parameter formalization can also be obtained by setting



      α
      =
      1


      {\displaystyle \alpha =1}

      ,



      v
      =
      β


      {\displaystyle v=\beta }

      , and



      b
      =
      β

      /

      μ


      {\displaystyle b=\beta /\mu }

      , albeit with different physical interpretation of



      b


      {\displaystyle b}

      and



      v


      {\displaystyle v}

      parameters. This two parameter formalization is often referred to as the K-distribution, while the three parameter formalization is referred to as the generalized K-distribution.
      This distribution derives from a paper by Eric Jakeman and Peter Pusey (1978) who used it to model microwave sea echo. Jakeman and Tough (1987) derived the distribution from a biased random walk model. Keith D. Ward (1981) derived the distribution from the product for two random variables, z = a y, where a has a chi distribution and y a complex Gaussian distribution. The modulus of z, |z|, then has K-distribution.


      Moments


      The moment generating function is given by





      M

      X


      (
      s
      )
      =


      (


      ξ
      s


      )


      β

      /

      2


      exp


      (


      ξ

      2
      s



      )


      W


      δ

      /

      2
      ,
      γ

      /

      2



      (


      ξ
      s


      )

      ,


      {\displaystyle M_{X}(s)=\left({\frac {\xi }{s}}\right)^{\beta /2}\exp \left({\frac {\xi }{2s}}\right)W_{-\delta /2,\gamma /2}\left({\frac {\xi }{s}}\right),}


      where



      γ
      =
      β

      α
      ,


      {\displaystyle \gamma =\beta -\alpha ,}





      δ
      =
      α
      +
      β

      1
      ,


      {\displaystyle \delta =\alpha +\beta -1,}





      ξ
      =
      α
      β

      /

      μ
      ,


      {\displaystyle \xi =\alpha \beta /\mu ,}

      and




      W


      δ

      /

      2
      ,
      γ

      /

      2


      (

      )


      {\displaystyle W_{-\delta /2,\gamma /2}(\cdot )}

      is the Whittaker function.
      The n-th moments of K-distribution is given by





      μ

      n


      =

      ξ


      n





      Γ
      (
      α
      +
      n
      )
      Γ
      (
      β
      +
      n
      )


      Γ
      (
      α
      )
      Γ
      (
      β
      )



      .


      {\displaystyle \mu _{n}=\xi ^{-n}{\frac {\Gamma (\alpha +n)\Gamma (\beta +n)}{\Gamma (\alpha )\Gamma (\beta )}}.}


      So the mean and variance are given by




      E

      (
      X
      )
      =
      μ


      {\displaystyle \operatorname {E} (X)=\mu }





      var

      (
      X
      )
      =

      μ

      2





      α
      +
      β
      +
      1


      α
      β



      .


      {\displaystyle \operatorname {var} (X)=\mu ^{2}{\frac {\alpha +\beta +1}{\alpha \beta }}.}



      Other properties


      All the properties of the distribution are symmetric in



      α


      {\displaystyle \alpha }

      and



      β
      .


      {\displaystyle \beta .}



      Applications


      K-distribution arises as the consequence of a statistical or probabilistic model used in synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) imagery. The K-distribution is formed by compounding two separate probability distributions, one representing the radar cross-section, and the other representing speckle that is a characteristic of coherent imaging. It is also used in wireless communication to model composite fast fading and shadowing effects.


      Notes




      Sources


      Redding, Nicholas J. (1999), Estimating the Parameters of the K Distribution in the Intensity Domain (PDF), South Australia: DSTO Electronics and Surveillance Laboratory, p. 60, DSTO-TR-0839
      Bocquet, Stephen (2011), Calculation of Radar Probability of Detection in K-Distributed Sea Clutter and Noise (PDF), Canberra, Australia: Joint Operations Division, DSTO Defence Science and Technology Organisation, p. 35, DSTO-TR-0839
      Jakeman, Eric; Pusey, Peter N. (1978-02-27). "Significance of K-Distributions in Scattering Experiments". Physical Review Letters. 40 (9). American Physical Society (APS): 546–550. Bibcode:1978PhRvL..40..546J. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.40.546. ISSN 0031-9007.
      Jakeman, Eric; Tough, Robert J. A. (1987-09-01). "Generalized K distribution: a statistical model for weak scattering". Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 4 (9). The Optical Society: 1764-1772. Bibcode:1987JOSAA...4.1764J. doi:10.1364/josaa.4.001764. ISSN 1084-7529.
      Ward, Keith D. (1981). "Compound representation of high resolution sea clutter". Electronics Letters. 17 (16). Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET): 561-565. Bibcode:1981ElL....17..561W. doi:10.1049/el:19810394. ISSN 0013-5194.
      Bithas, Petros S.; Sagias, Nikos C.; Mathiopoulos, P. Takis; Karagiannidis, George K.; Rontogiannis, Athanasios A. (2006). "On the performance analysis of digital communications over generalized-k fading channels". IEEE Communications Letters. 10 (5). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): 353–355. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.725.7998. doi:10.1109/lcomm.2006.1633320. ISSN 1089-7798. S2CID 4044765.
      Long, Maurice W. (2001). Radar Reflectivity of Land and Sea (3rd ed.). Norwood, MA: Artech House. p. 560.


      Further reading


      Jakeman, Eric (1980-01-01). "On the statistics of K-distributed noise". Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General. 13 (1). IOP Publishing: 31–48. Bibcode:1980JPhA...13...31J. doi:10.1088/0305-4470/13/1/006. ISSN 0305-4470.
      Ward, Keith D.; Tough, Robert J. A; Watts, Simon (2006) Sea Clutter: Scattering, the K Distribution and Radar Performance, Institution of Engineering and Technology. ISBN 0-86341-503-2.

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