Explicit and asymptotic formulae for the expected values of the order statistics of the Cantor distribution
We derive the exact solution to a recurrence relation obtained by Hosking for the expected value of the minimum order statistic of the Cantor distribution. In addition, we indicate how an asymptotic estimate can be derived for this and similar sums involving binomial coefficients and Bernoulli numbers.
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1996
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Authors: | Knopfmacher, Arnold ; Prodinger, Helmut |
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Statistics & Probability Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-7152. - Vol. 27.1996, 2, p. 189-194
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Order statistics Alternating sums Bernoulli numbers Rice's method |
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