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Type: Article

Characterization of the Pearson system of distributions based on reliability measures

Journal: Statistical Papers (09325026)Year: October 1998Volume: 39Issue: Pages: 347 - 360
DOI:10.1007/bf02927098Language: English

Abstract

Let X be a random variable and X(w) be a weighted random variable corresponding to X. In this paper, we intend to characterize the Pearson system of distributions by a relationship between reliability measures of X and X(w), for some weight function w>0.