\name{eqn.Crowder} \alias{eqn.Crowder} \title{Quadratic estimating equation (Crowder)} \usage{ eqn.Crowder(param, Y, meanf, variancef, skewnessf, kurtosisf, dmean, dsd) } \arguments{ \item{Y}{Individual data sample} \item{param}{Vector of parameters of the distribution function} \item{meanf}{Mean function of the distribution} \item{variancef}{Variance function of the distribution} \item{skewnessf}{Skewness function of the distribution} \item{kurtosisf}{Kurtosis function of the distribution} \item{dmean}{Derivative in respect to the parameter vector of the mean function of the distribution} \item{dsd}{Derivative in respect to the parameter vector of the standard deviation function of the distribution} } \value{ The vector value of the estimating equation } \description{ Quadratic estimating equation (Crowder) } \author{ Francois Pelletier }