scholarly journals SYSTEM RELIABILITY AND WEIGHTED LATTICE POLYNOMIALS

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Dukhovny ◽  
Jean-Luc Marichal
Keyword(s):  
System Reliability ◽  
Cumulative Distribution Function ◽  
Probability Generating Function ◽  
Joint Probability ◽  
Random Variable ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Indicator Variables ◽  
Lattice Polynomials ◽  
Lattice Polynomial

The lifetime of a system of connected units under some natural assumptions can be represented as a random variable Y defined as a weighted lattice polynomial of random lifetimes of its components. As such, the concept of a random variable Y defined by a weighted lattice polynomial of (lattice-valued) random variables is considered in general and in some special cases. The central object of interest is the cumulative distribution function of Y. In particular, numerous results are obtained for lattice polynomials and weighted lattice polynomials in the case of independent arguments and in general. For the general case, the technique consists in considering the joint probability generating function of “indicator” variables. A connection is studied between Y and order statistics of the set of arguments.

scholarly journals On the control of the difference between two Brownian motions: a dynamic copula approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Deschatre
Keyword(s):  
Cumulative Distribution Function ◽  
Survival Function ◽  
Random Variable ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Gaussian Copula ◽  
Brownian Motions ◽  
Dynamic Copula ◽  
Copula Approach ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Right

AbstractWe propose new copulae to model the dependence between two Brownian motions and to control the distribution of their difference. Our approach is based on the copula between the Brownian motion and its reflection. We show that the class of admissible copulae for the Brownian motions are not limited to the class of Gaussian copulae and that it also contains asymmetric copulae. These copulae allow for the survival function of the difference between two Brownian motions to have higher value in the right tail than in the Gaussian copula case. Considering two Brownian motions B1t and B2t, the main result is that the range of possible values for is the same for Markovian pairs and all pairs of Brownian motions, that is with φ being the cumulative distribution function of a standard Gaussian random variable.

scholarly journals On Distribution Characteristics of a Fuzzy Random Variable

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalal Chachi
Keyword(s):  
Probability Theory ◽  
Distribution Function ◽  
Cumulative Distribution Function ◽  
Random Variables ◽  
Fuzzy Random Variable ◽  
Random Variable ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Distribution Characteristics ◽  
Fuzzy Random Variables ◽  
Fuzzy Random

In this paper, rst a new notion of fuzzy random variables is introduced. Then, usingclassical techniques in Probability Theory, some aspects and results associated to a randomvariable (including expectation, variance, covariance, correlation coecient, etc.) will beextended to this new environment. Furthermore, within this framework, we can use thetools of general Probability Theory to dene fuzzy cumulative distribution function of afuzzy random variable.

Series expansions for the all-time maximum of α-stable random walks

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 744-767
Author(s):  
Clifford Hurvich ◽  
Josh Reed
Keyword(s):  
Random Walk ◽  
Random Walks ◽  
Queueing Theory ◽  
Cumulative Distribution Function ◽  
Random Variable ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Series Expansions ◽  
Stable Random Variables ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Stability

AbstractWe study random walks whose increments are α-stable distributions with shape parameter 1<α<2. Specifically, assuming a mean increment size which is negative, we provide series expansions in terms of the mean increment size for the probability that the all-time maximum of an α-stable random walk is equal to 0 and, in the totally skewed-to-the-left case of skewness parameter β=-1, for the expected value of the all-time maximum of an α-stable random walk. Our series expansions generalize previous results for Gaussian random walks. Key ingredients in our proofs are Spitzer's identity for random walks, the stability property of α-stable random variables, and Zolotarev's integral representation for the cumulative distribution function of an α-stable random variable. We also discuss an application of our results to a problem arising in queueing theory.

scholarly journals Exact distributions of order statistics from ln,p-symmetric sample distributions

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Müller ◽  
W.-D. Richter
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Finite Number ◽  
Order Statistics ◽  
Cumulative Distribution Function ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Symmetric Distributions ◽  
Sample Distribution ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Exact Distributions ◽  
Gaussian Sample

Abstract We derive the exact distributions of order statistics from a finite number of, in general, dependent random variables following a joint ln,p-symmetric distribution. To this end,we first review the special cases of order statistics fromspherical aswell as from p-generalized Gaussian sample distributions from the literature. To study the case of general ln,p-dependence, we use both single-out and cone decompositions of the events in the sample space that correspond to the cumulative distribution function of the kth order statistic if they are measured by the ln,p-symmetric probability measure.We show that in each case distributions of the order statistics from ln,p-symmetric sample distribution can be represented as mixtures of skewed ln−ν,p-symmetric distributions, ν ∈ {1, . . . , n − 1}.

scholarly journals Nondecreasing Lower Bound on the Poisson Cumulative Distribution Function for z Standard Deviations Above the Mean

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 909-917
Author(s):  
M. Bondareva
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Cumulative Distribution Function ◽  
Random Variable ◽  
Step Function ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Control Parameters ◽  
Poisson Random Variable ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Standard Deviations

In this paper we discuss a nondecreasing lower bound for the Poisson cumulative distribution function (CDF) at z standard deviations above the mean λ, where z and λ are parameters. This is important because the normal distribution as an approximation for the Poisson CDF may overestimate or underestimate its value. A sharp nondecreasing lower bound in the form of a step function is constructed. As a corollary of the bound's properties, for a given percent α and parameter λ, the minimal z is obtained such that, for any Poisson random variable with the mean greater or equal to λ, its αth percentile is at most z standard deviations above its mean. For Poisson distributed control parameters, the corollary allows simple policies measuring performance in terms of standard deviations from a benchmark.

ON CUMULATIVE RESIDUAL EXTROPY

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. A. Jahanshahi ◽  
H. Zarei ◽  
A. H. Khammar
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Cumulative Distribution Function ◽  
Random Variable ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Alternative Measure ◽  
Numerical Examples ◽  
Cumulative Residual ◽  
Measure Of Uncertainty

Recently, an alternative measure of uncertainty called extropy is proposed by Lad et al. [12]. The extropy is a dual of entropy which has been considered by researchers. In this article, we introduce an alternative measure of uncertainty of random variable which we call it cumulative residual extropy. This measure is based on the cumulative distribution function F. Some properties of the proposed measure, such as its estimation and applications, are studied. Finally, some numerical examples for illustrating the theory are included.

scholarly journals Generation of pseudo-random numbers with the use of inverse chaotic transformation

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Marcin Lawnik
Keyword(s):  
Cumulative Distribution Function ◽  
Chaotic Maps ◽  
Continuous Distribution ◽  
Random Variable ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Standard Normal Distribution ◽  
Random Numbers ◽  
Simulation And Modeling ◽  
Standard Normal ◽  
The Given

AbstractIn (Lawnik M., Generation of numbers with the distribution close to uniform with the use of chaotic maps, In: Obaidat M.S., Kacprzyk J., Ören T. (Ed.), International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications (SIMULTECH) (28-30 August 2014, Vienna, Austria), SCITEPRESS, 2014) Lawnik discussed a method of generating pseudo-random numbers from uniform distribution with the use of adequate chaotic transformation. The method enables the “flattening” of continuous distributions to uniform one. In this paper a inverse process to the above-mentioned method is presented, and, in consequence, a new manner of generating pseudo-random numbers from a given continuous distribution. The method utilizes the frequency of the occurrence of successive branches of chaotic transformation in the process of “flattening”. To generate the values from the given distribution one discrete and one continuous value of a random variable are required. The presented method does not directly involve the knowledge of the density function or the cumulative distribution function, which is, undoubtedly, a great advantage in comparison with other well-known methods. The described method was analysed on the example of the standard normal distribution.

scholarly journals A Differential Game with Random Time Horizon and Discontinuous Distribution

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2185
Author(s):  
Anastasiia Zaremba ◽  
Ekaterina Gromova ◽  
Anna Tur
Keyword(s):  
Differential Game ◽  
Cumulative Distribution Function ◽  
Finite Interval ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Random Variable ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
The Public ◽  
Random Time Horizon ◽  
Stock Of Knowledge

One class of differential games with random duration is considered. It is assumed that the duration of the game is a random variable with values from a given finite interval. The cumulative distribution function (CDF) of this random variable is assumed to be discontinuous with two jumps on the interval. It follows that the player’s payoff takes the form of the sum of integrals with different but adjoint time intervals. In addition, the first interval corresponds to the zero probability of the game to be finished, which results in terminal payoff on this interval. The method of construction optimal solution for the cooperative scenario of such games is proposed. The results are illustrated by the example of differential game of investment in the public stock of knowledge.

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