Discrete Bivariate Distributions Generated By Copulas: DBEEW Distribution

Copulas are the most powerful tools in constructing continuous multivariate distributions given marginals and certain dependence structures. In this paper, we shall propose a general and novel method of generating discrete bivariate distributions using copulas. The advantage of our method is that, contrary to the standard methods, we do not need to have the joint distribution of the base variables, but we only need the marginal distributions. In particular, we shall concentrate on generating a new family of discrete bivariate exponentiated extended Weibull (DBEEW) distribution by a Cuadras-Auge copula. We shall study several mathematical properties of a DBEEW distribution. Three special submodels of our new proposed distribution are studied in more detail. Finally, estimation of parameters for these three submodels is investigated and their potential and flexibility are examined using a real data set.