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We present a construction and basic properties of a class of continuous distributions of an arbitrary form defined on a compact (bounded) set by concatenating in a continuous manner three probability density functions with bounded support using a modified mixture technique. These three distributions may represent growth, stability and decline stages of a physical or mental phenomenon.
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Dorp, J., Kotz, S. Generalized trapezoidal distributions. Metrika 58, 85–97 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001840200230
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001840200230