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On application of a certain formula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. K. Wani
J. K. Wani
Affiliation:
The University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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In this paper we first demonstrate how a certain formula, which expresses (n − 1 )th divided difference in the form of a multiple integral, may be used to obtain the density function of a suitable random variable and then apply this to obtain the density of a useful variate.

Type
Research Article
Information
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 70 , Issue 1 , July 1971 , pp. 57 - 59
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1971

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