Abstract
In this paper, a five-parameter distribution, Khalil’s new generalized Weibull distribution, is defined and studied in detail. Some mathematical and statistical functions are studied. The effects of shape parameters on skewness and kurtosis are studied. Extensions for density and distribution functions are provided. Estimation of the intended model parameters based on ranked samples is investigated. The behavior of the maximum likelihood estimators is examined using a Monte Carlo simulation. In order to predict unique symmetric and asymmetric patterns and illustrate the applicability and potential of the intended distribution, a COVID-19 dataset is analyzed. The goodness-of-fit results of the new generalized Weibull model of Khalil are compared with some other models. Finally, we make some concluding remarks.