Callaghan Innovation Research Papers
Title | Cumulants of a random variable distributed uniformly on the first n integers |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Withers, C.S., and Nadarajah S. |
Journal | AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis |
Volume | 99 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 229 - 236 |
Date Published | 2015 |
ISSN | 18638171 (ISSN) |
Abstract | Motivated by a roundoff problem, we derive new expressions for cumulants of a random variable distributed uniformly on $$0,1, \ldots , n-1$$0,1,…,n-1. Their computational efficiency over a known expression is discussed. © 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. |
URL | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84926377999&partnerID=40&md5=a9548e6f0147e66e4b5f81758988123b |
DOI | 10.1007/s10182-014-0238-0 |