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Table 1 Bivariate Archimedean copulas, generator functions and Kendall's τ.

From: Copula based prediction models: an application to an aortic regurgitation study

Copula

Generator φ (t)

C(u, v)

Kendall τ

Product (Independent)

-ln t

u·v

0

Clayton

(t -θ-1/θ, θ [-1,∞)\{0}

(u -θ+ v -θ-1)-1/θ

θ /(θ + 2)

Gumbel

(-lnt)θ, θ [1, ∞)

Exp [-{(-ln u)θ+ (-ln v)θ}1/θ]

(θ -1)/θ

Frank

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