Sampling from the generalized logarithmic series distribution

Computing (Vienna/New York)

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 365-375

  Famoye, F ^a,b  

^a Central Michigan University ^*

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branching method; Generalized logarithmic series sampling; Inversion method; Monotone distribution; Rejection method

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; PERFORMANCE; SAMPLING;

BRANCHING METHODS;

PUBLISHING;

EID: 0031366761     PISSN: 0010485X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02684348     Document Type: Article

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