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The arithmetical character of the Wishart distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Paul Lévy
Paul Lévy
Affiliation:
École PolytechniqueParis
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Let ξ and η be two independent and normal random variables, with zero means and with standard deviations each equal to ½ Put

The joint distribution of X, Y, Z is a particular case of the Wishart distribution (1). It may be defined by the generating function of its cumulants (c.g.f.)

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Research Notes
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , April 1948 , pp. 295 - 297
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1948

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