Application of the Method of Mixtures to Quadratic Forms in Normal Variates

1949/12/01 by Herbert Robbins, E. J. G. Pitman · 170 citations
Computer Science · Engineering · Mathematics · #Applied mathematics #Distribution (mathematics) #Freezing and Crystallization Processes #Geometry #Mathematical analysis #Mathematics #Quadratic equation #Section (typography) #Statistical and Computational Modeling #Statistics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1214/aoms/1177729947

published in The Annals of Mathematical Statistics 20(4), 552-560 (Institute of Mathematical Statistics)

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Abstract

The method of mixtures, explained in Section 2, is applied to derive the distribution functions of a positive quadratic form in normal variates and of the ratio of two independent forms of this type.

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