Theoretical Contributions to Three Generalized Versions of the Celebioglu–Cuadras Copula

Copulas are probabilistic functions that are being used more and more frequently to describe, examine, and model the interdependence of continuous random variables. Among the numerous proposed copulas, renewed interest has recently been shown in the so-called Celebioglu–Cuadras copula. It is mainly because of its simplicity, exploitable dependence properties, and potential for applicability. In this article, we contribute to the development of this copula by proposing three generalized versions of it, each involving three tuning parameters. The main results are theoretical: they consist of determining wide and manageable intervals of admissible values for the involved parameters. The proofs are mainly based on limit, differentiation, and factorization techniques as well as mathematical inequalities. Some of the configuration parameters are new in the literature, and original phenomena are revealed. Subsequently, the basic properties of the proposed copulas are studied, such as symmetry, quadrant dependence, various expansions, concordance ordering, tail dependences, medial correlation, and Spearman correlation. Detailed examples, numerical tables, and graphics are used to support the theory.