Accession Number:

AD0600739

Title:

ON THE ASYMPTOTIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE LARGEST SAMPLE SPACING

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

WISCONSIN UNIV MADISON MATHEMATICS RESEARCH CENTER

Personal Author(s):

• Weiss,Lionel

Report Date:

1964-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

20.0

Abstract:

The limiting distribution of the largest sample spacing generated by independent identically distributed random variables is obtained, under mild conditions on the common distribution. Applications are suggested. Author

Descriptors:

• *STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
• *STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS
• *PROBABILITY
• THEOREMS
• STATISTICAL TESTS

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE