Contorted uniform and Pareto distribution

Boyan N. Dimitrov, Elart von Collani

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Abstract

Random variables having the multiplicative almost-lack-of-memory property are introduced. An explicit representation of distributions having this property is derived and some of their properties are studied. These distributions appear to be extensions of the uniform and Pareto distributions.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalStatistics Probability Letters
Volume23
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 1995

Keywords

  • Multiplicative lack of memory
  • Uniform distribution
  • Pareto distribution
  • Characterization theorems
  • Exponential growth rate and random lifetime

Disciplines

  • Mathematics

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