Determining the distribution of fitness effects using a generalized Beta-Burr distribution

This manuscript is in tribute to the contributions of Dr. Paul Joyce to the areas of Population Genetics, Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics. A Tribute section is provided at the end that includes Paul's original writing in the first iterations of this manuscript. The Introduction and Alternatives to the GPD sections were obtained from the last iteration that Paul and I have worked on, with some adjustments. I hope that the rest gives justice to his thoughts and possible conclusions that he might have wanted to portray.