Estimation of the entropy and information of absolutely continuous random variables

1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Mokkadem
1987 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Michael Steele ◽  
Lawrence A. Shepp ◽  
William F. Eddy

Let Vk,n be the number of vertices of degree k in the Euclidean minimal spanning tree of Xi, , where the Xi are independent, absolutely continuous random variables with values in Rd. It is proved that n–1Vk,n converges with probability 1 to a constant α k,d. Intermediate results provide information about how the vertex degrees of a minimal spanning tree change as points are added or deleted, about the decomposition of minimal spanning trees into probabilistically similar trees, and about the mean and variance of Vk,n.


1973 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Srivastava

Let(X1, Y1), (X2, Y2),…, (Xn, Yn) be n mutually independent pairs of random variables with absolutely continuous (hereafter, a.c.) pdf given by(1)where f(ρ) denotes the conditional pdf of X given Y, g(y) the marginal pdf of Y, e(ρ)→ 1 and b(ρ)→0 as ρ→0 and,(2)We wish to test the hypothesis(3)against the alternative(4)For the two-sided alternative we take — ∞< b < ∞. A feature of the model (1) is that it covers both-sided alternatives which have not been considered in the literature so far.


1987 ◽  
Vol 24 (04) ◽  
pp. 809-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Michael Steele ◽  
Lawrence A. Shepp ◽  
William F. Eddy

Let Vk,n be the number of vertices of degree k in the Euclidean minimal spanning tree of Xi , , where the Xi are independent, absolutely continuous random variables with values in Rd. It is proved that n –1 Vk,n converges with probability 1 to a constant α k,d. Intermediate results provide information about how the vertex degrees of a minimal spanning tree change as points are added or deleted, about the decomposition of minimal spanning trees into probabilistically similar trees, and about the mean and variance of Vk,n.


Author(s):  
JANUSZ WYSOCZAŃSKI

We define a deformation of free creations (and annihilations), given by operators on the full Fock space, acting nontrivially only between the vacuum subspace ℂΩ and the twofold tensor product [Formula: see text]. Then we study the distribution of the deformed free gaussian operators, with the deformation containing also a real parameter d. The recurrence formula for moments is shown, and the Cauchy transform of the distribution measure is computed. This yields the description of the measure: absolutely continuous part and the atomic part. The existence of atoms depends on the parameter d. The special case d =1 is studied with all details, with the formula for moments is given as values of the hypergeometric series. Finally we show the formula for computing the mixed moments of the deformed operators.


1967 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Mallows

Let U denote the set of all integers, and suppose that Y = {Yu; u ∈ U} is a process of standardized, independent and identically distributed random variables with finite third moment and with a common absolutely continuous distribution function (d.f.) G (·). Let a = {au; u ∈ U} be a sequence of real numbers with Σuau2 = 1. Then Xu = ΣwawYu–w defines a stationary linear process X = {Xu; u ɛ U} with E(Xu) = 0, E(Xu2) = 1 for u ∊ U. Let F(·) be the d.f. of X0. We prove that if maxu |au| is small, then (i) for each w, Xw is close to Gaussian in the sense that ∫∞−∞(F(y) − Φ(y))2dy ≦ g maxu |au | where Φ(·) is the standard Gaussian d.f., and g depends only on G(·); (ii) for each finite set (w1, … wn), (Xw1, … Xwn) is close to Gaussian in a similar sense; (iii) the process X is close to Gaussian in a somewhat restricted sense. Several properties of the measures of distance from Gaussianity employed are investigated, and the relation of maxu|au| to the bandwidth of the filter a is studied.


Filomat ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 1315-1332
Author(s):  
Sangita Das ◽  
Suchandan Kayal

This work is entirely devoted to compare the largest claims from two heterogeneous portfolios. It is assumed that the claim amounts in an insurance portfolio are nonnegative absolutely continuous random variables and belong to a general family of distributions. The largest claims have been compared based on various stochastic orderings. The established sufficient conditions are associated with the matrices and vectors of model parameters. Applications of the results are provided for the purpose of illustration.


2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (04) ◽  
pp. 1156-1174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Di Crescenzo ◽  
Abdolsaeed Toomaj

Given two absolutely continuous nonnegative independent random variables, we define the reversed relevation transform as dual to the relevation transform. We first apply such transforms to the lifetimes of the components of parallel and series systems under suitably proportionality assumptions on the hazard rates. Furthermore, we prove that the (reversed) relevation transform is commutative if and only if the proportional (reversed) hazard rate model holds. By repeated application of the reversed relevation transform we construct a decreasing sequence of random variables which leads to new weighted probability densities. We obtain various relations involving ageing notions and stochastic orders. We also exploit the connection of such a sequence to the cumulative entropy and to an operator that is dual to the Dickson-Hipp operator. Iterative formulae for computing the mean and the cumulative entropy of the random variables of the sequence are finally investigated.


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