\name{startparamGAL} \alias{startparamGAL} \title{Method of moments with a twist for GAL distribution} \usage{ startparamGAL(data, type = "mu", log = FALSE) } \arguments{ \item{data}{Sample} \item{type}{Choose between "mu" or "kappa" parametrization} \item{log}{Logical for log-parameters} } \value{ a vector of estimated parameters } \description{ Estimating the parameters of GAL distribution using a twist on method of moments by Seneta (2004) } \author{ Francois Pelletier }