Approximating the distribution of the maximum partial sum of normal deviates

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-27

  Conniffe, Denis ^a   Spencer, John E ^b  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

62F05; 62P20; Change point; Chi squared and beta approximations; Cusum; Hydrology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039532780     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-3758(99)00203-7     Document Type: Article

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