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Table 2 Results from copula parameter estimation for different pairs of pork cuts

From: Price asymmetry between different pork cuts in the USA: a copula approach

Pork cuts

Selected

Parameters

Kendall’s τ

λ L

λ U

(chops) pairs

Copula

    

Bone in/boneless

Student - t

\(\hat {\theta _{1}}\) = 0.262***

0.169***

0.007

0.007

  

(0.077)

(0.051)

(0.033)

(0.033)

  

\(\hat {\theta _{2}}\) = 14.967***

   
  

(4.457)

   

Bone in/other

Frank

\(\hat {\theta }\) = 6.185***

0.523***

0

0

  

(0.639)

(0.031)

-

-

Boneless/other

Frank

\(\hat {\theta }\) = 4.767***

0.441***

0

0

  

(0.615)

(0.040)

-

-

  1. ***denotes statistically significant at 1% level or less.