Gurland's ratio for the gamma function

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 389-406

  Merkle, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cram r Rao inequality; Gamma function; Gurland's ratio; Inverse function; Polygamma functions

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; ESTIMATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; SET THEORY;

CRAMÉR-RAO INEQUALITY; GAMMA FUNCTION; GURLAND'S RATIO; INVERSE FUNCTIONS; POLYGAMMA FUNCTIONS;

FUNCTIONS;

EID: 17644371319     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.camwa.2004.01.016     Document Type: Article

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