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A characterization of triangular arrays which are expectations of order statistics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Joseph B. Kadane
Joseph B. Kadane*
Affiliation:
Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh
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Abstract

Necessary and sufficient conditions are found for a triangular array (finite or infinite) to be expected values of order statistics. The conditions are a wellknown recurrence relation, and a moment condition.

Keywords

ORDER STATISTICSEXPECTATIONS OF ORDER STATISTICSTRIANGULAR ARRAYMOMENT PROBLEM
Type
Short Communications
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , June 1974 , pp. 413 - 416
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1974 

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