Distribution Models Theory is a revised edition of papers specially selected by the Scientific Committee for the Fifth Workshop of Spanish Scientific Association of Applied Economy on Distribution Models Theory held in Granada (Spain) in September 2005. The contributions offer a must-have point of reference on models theory.This book has been selected for coverage in:• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings® (ISTP®/ISI Proceedings)• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP ROM version/ISI Proceedings)Contents:Modeling Income Distributions Using Elevated Distributions on a Bounded DomainMaking Copulas Under UncertaintyValuation Method of the Two Survival FunctionsWeighting Tools and Alternative Techniques to Generate Weighted Probability Models in Valuation TheoryOn Generating and Characterizing Some Discrete and Continuous DistributionsSome Stochastic Properties in Sampling from the Normal DistributionGenerating Function and PolarizationA New Measure of Dissimilarity Between Distributions: Application to the Analysis of Income Distributions Convergence in the European UnionUsing the Gamma Distribution to Fit Fecundity Curves for Application in Andalusia (Spain)Classes of Bivariate Distributions with Normal and Lognormal Conditionals: A Brief RevisionInequality Measures, Lorenz Curves and Generating FunctionsExtended Waring Bivariate DistributionApplying a Bayesian Hierarchical Model in Actuarial Science: Inference and RatemakingAnalysis of the Empirical Distribution of the Residuals Derived from Fitting the Heligman and Pollard Curve to Mortality DataMeasuring the Efficiency of the Spanish Banking Sector: Super-Efficiency and ProfitabilityReadership: Upper undergraduates, graduates, academics, and professionals in mathematics, economics, statistics, and engineering.