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On the linear exponential family

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. K. Wani
J. K. Wani
Affiliation:
Saint Mary's University, Halifax
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In this paper we give a characterization theorem for a subclass of the exponential family whose probability density function is given by

where a(x) ≥ 0, f(ω) = ∫a(x) exp (ωx) dx and ωx is to be interpreted as a scalar product. The random variable X may be an s-vector. In that case ω will also be an s-vector. For obvious reasons we will call (1) as the linear exponential family. It is easy to verify that the moment generating function (m.g.f.) of (1) is given by

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 64 , Issue 2 , April 1968 , pp. 481 - 483
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1968

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