diff --git a/src/univariate/continuous/triangular.jl b/src/univariate/continuous/triangular.jl
index 2dbe620bb..dcdfc798d 100644
--- a/src/univariate/continuous/triangular.jl
+++ b/src/univariate/continuous/triangular.jl
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ immutable TriangularDist <: ContinuousUnivariateDistribution
     c::Float64
 
     function TriangularDist(a::Real, b::Real, c::Real)
-        a < b || error("TriangularDist: a < b must be true")
+        a < b ||
+            throw(ArgumentError("TriangularDist: a < b must be true"))
         a <= c <= b || error("a <= c <= b must be true")
         @compat new(Float64(a), Float64(b), Float64(c))
     end
 
     function TriangularDist(a::Real, b::Real)
-        a < b || error("TriangularDist: a < b must be true")
+        a < b ||
+            throw(ArgumentError("TriangularDist: a < b must be true"))
         @compat a_ = Float64(a)
         @compat b_ = Float64(b)
         c_ = middle(a_, b_)
@@ -113,7 +115,6 @@ function rand(d::TriangularDist)
     (a, b, c) = params(d)
     b_m_a = b - a
     u = rand()
-    b_m_a * u < (c - a) ? d.a + sqrt(u * b_m_a * (c - a)) : 
+    b_m_a * u < (c - a) ? d.a + sqrt(u * b_m_a * (c - a)) :
                           d.b - sqrt((1.0 - u) * b_m_a * (b - c))
 end
-
diff --git a/src/univariate/continuous/triweight.jl b/src/univariate/continuous/triweight.jl
index 1c2c688e9..d99fb5fff 100644
--- a/src/univariate/continuous/triweight.jl
+++ b/src/univariate/continuous/triweight.jl
@@ -1,55 +1,60 @@
 immutable Triweight <: ContinuousUnivariateDistribution
-    location::Float64
-    scale::Float64
-    function Triweight(l::Real, s::Real)
-        s > zero(s) || error("scale must be positive")
-        @compat new(Float64(l), Float64(s))
+    μ::Float64
+    σ::Float64
+    function Triweight(μ::Real, σ::Real)
+        σ > zero(σ) ||
+            throw(ArgumentError("Triweight: σ must be positive."))
+        @compat new(Float64(μ), Float64(σ))
     end
 end
 
-Triweight(location::Real) = Triweight(location, 1.0)
+Triweight(μ::Real) = Triweight(μ, 1.0)
 Triweight() = Triweight(0.0, 1.0)
 
-@distr_support Triweight d.location-d.scale d.location+d.scale
+@distr_support Triweight d.μ - d.σ d.μ + d.σ
 
 ## Parameters
-params(d::Triweight) = (d.location, d.scale)
+
+location(d::Triweight) = d.μ
+scale(d::Triweight) = d.σ
+params(d::Triweight) = (d.μ, d.σ)
+
 
 ## Properties
-mean(d::Triweight) = d.location
-median(d::Triweight) = d.location
-mode(d::Triweight) = d.location
+mean(d::Triweight) = d.μ
+median(d::Triweight) = d.μ
+mode(d::Triweight) = d.μ
 
-var(d::Triweight) = d.scale*d.scale/9.0
+var(d::Triweight) = d.σ^2 / 9.0
 skewness(d::Triweight) = 0.0
-kurtosis(d::Triweight) = 1/33-3
+kurtosis(d::Triweight) = -2.9696969696969697  # 1/33-3
 
 ## Functions
 function pdf(d::Triweight, x::Real)
-    u = abs(x - d.location)/d.scale
-    u >= 1 ? 0.0 : 1.09375*(1-u*u)^3/d.scale
+    u = abs(x - d.μ)/d.σ
+    u >= 1 ? 0.0 : 1.09375*(1-u*u)^3/d.σ
 end
 
 function cdf(d::Triweight, x::Real)
-    u = (x - d.location)/d.scale
+    u = (x - d.μ)/d.σ
     u <= -1 ? 0.0 : u >= 1 ? 1.0 : 0.03125*(1+u)^4*@horner(u,16.0,-29.0,20.0,-5.0)
 end
+
 function ccdf(d::Triweight, x::Real)
-    u = (d.location - x)/d.scale
+    u = (d.μ - x)/d.σ
     u <= -1 ? 1.0 : u >= 1 ? 0.0 : 0.03125*(1+u)^4*@horner(u,16.0,-29.0,20.0,-5.0)
 end
 
 @quantile_newton Triweight
 
-
-function mgf(d::Triweight, t::Real)
-    a = d.scale*t
+function mgf(d::Triweight, t::Float64)
+    a = d.σ*t
     a2 = a*a
-    a == 0 ? one(a) : 105.0*exp(d.location*t)*((15.0/a2+1.0)*cosh(a)-(15.0/a2-6.0)/a*sinh(a))/(a2*a2)
+    a == 0 ? one(a) : 105.0*exp(d.μ*t)*((15.0/a2+1.0)*cosh(a)-(15.0/a2-6.0)/a*sinh(a))/(a2*a2)
 end
 
-function cf(d::Triweight, t::Real)
-    a = d.scale*t
+function cf(d::Triweight, t::Float64)
+    a = d.σ*t
     a2 = a*a
-    a == 0 ? complex(one(a)) : 105.0*cis(d.location*t)*((1.0-15.0/a2)*cos(a)+(15.0/a2-6.0)/a*sin(a))/(a2*a2)
+    a == 0 ? complex(one(a)) : 105.0*cis(d.μ*t)*((1.0-15.0/a2)*cos(a)+(15.0/a2-6.0)/a*sin(a))/(a2*a2)
 end
diff --git a/src/univariate/continuous/uniform.jl b/src/univariate/continuous/uniform.jl
index 9af5007d0..9516d3df5 100644
--- a/src/univariate/continuous/uniform.jl
+++ b/src/univariate/continuous/uniform.jl
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ immutable Uniform <: ContinuousUnivariateDistribution
     b::Float64
 
     function Uniform(a::Real, b::Real)
-	   a < b || error("Uniform: a must be less than b")
-	   @compat new(Float64(a), Float64(b))
+        a < b ||
+            throw(ArgumentError("Uniform: a must be less than b"))
+	    @compat new(Float64(a), Float64(b))
     end
-
     Uniform() = new(0.0, 1.0)
 end