Comparison of the parameters of the Fréchet density function for the statistical graphs of the number of COVID-19 cases diagnosed per day in some European countries during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020.
AKC: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Software, Writing—original draft. NEK: Investigation, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. Both authors read and approved the submitted version.
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