The average position of the dth maximum in a sample of geometric random variables

We consider the position of the dth occurrence of the maximum value in a sample of n geometric random variables. This is done by means of probability generating functions from which we obtain the asymptotic mean position via Rice's method.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Archibald, Margaret ; Knopfmacher, Arnold
Published in:	Statistics & Probability Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-7152. - Vol. 79.2009, 7, p. 864-872
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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