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Partial balance and insensitivity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

P. Whittle
P. Whittle*
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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∗Postal address: Statistical Laboratory, 16 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1SB, UK.
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Abstract

A direct and general proof is given of the equivalence of partial balance and insensitivity.

Keywords

LOCAL BALANCE
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , March 1985 , pp. 168 - 176
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1985 

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