: Mohammad Ahsanullah
: Characterizations of Univariate Continuous Distributions
: Atlantis Press
: 9789462391390
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: Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie, Stochastik, Mathematische Statistik
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Provides in an organized manner characterizations of univariate probability distributions with many new results published in this area since the 1978 work of Golambos& Kotz 'Characterizations of Probability Distributions' (Springer), together with applications of the theory in model fitting and predictions.
Preface7
Contents8
1 Introduction10
1.1 Distribution of Univariate Continuous Distribution10
1.2 Moment Generating and Characteristic Functions10
1.3 Some Reliability Properties11
1.4 Cauchy Functional Equations12
1.5 Order Statistics13
1.6 Record Values14
1.7 Generalized Order Statistics19
1.8 Lower Generalized Order Statistics (Lgos)21
1.9 Some Useful Functions24
2 Some Continuous Distributions25
2.1 Beta Distribution25
2.2 Cauchy Distribution26
2.3 Chi-Squared Distribution27
2.4 Exponential Distribution28
2.5 F-Distribution30
2.6 Gamma Distribution31
2.7 Gumbel Distribution32
2.8 Inverse Gaussian (Wald) Distribution33
2.9 Laplace Distribution34
2.10 Logistic Distribution35
2.11 Lognormal Distribution36
2.12 Normal Distribution37
2.13 Pareto Distribution38
2.14 Power Function Distribution39
2.15 Rayleigh Distribution40
2.16 Student’s t-Distribution41
2.17 Weibull Distribution41
3 Characterizations of Distributions by Independent Copies43
3.1 Characterization of Normal Distribution43
3.2 Characterization of Levy Distribution52
3.3 Characterization of Wald Distribution53
3.4 Characterization of Exponential Distribution54
3.5 Characterization of Symmetric Distribution56
3.6 Charactetrization of Logistic Disribution57
3.7 Characterization of Distributions by Truncated Statistics57
3.7.1 Characterization of Semi Circular Distribution59
3.7.2 Characterization of Lindley Distribution59
3.7.3 Characterization of Rayleigh Distribution61
4 Characterizations of Univariate Distributions by Order Statistics62
4.1 Characterizations of Student’s t Distribution62
4.2 Characterizations of Distributions by Conditional Expectations (Finite Sample)66
4.3 Characterizations of Distributions by Conditional Expectations (Extended Sample)68
4.4 Characterizations Using Spacings69
4.5 Characterizations of Symmetric Distribution Using Order Statistics72
4.6 Characterization of Exponential Distribution Using Conditional Expectation of Mean73
4.7 Characterizations of Power Function Distribution by Ratios of Order Statistics74
4.8 Characterization of Uniform Distribution Using Range76
4.9 Characterization by Truncated Order Statistics78
5 Characterizations of Distributions by Record Values79
5.1 Characterizations Using Conditional Expectations79
5.2 Characterization by Independence Property82
5.3 Characterizations Based on Identical Distribution88
6 Characterizations of Distributions by Generalized Order Statistics95
6.1 Characterizations by Conditional Expectations95
6.2 Characterizations by Equality of Expectations of Normalized Spacings101
6.3 Characterizations by Equality of Distributions101
References104
Index130