Analytic, computational, and approximate forms for ratios of noncentral and central Gaussian quadratic forms

Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 443-459

  Kim, Hae Young ^a   Gribbin, Matthew J ^a   Muller, Keith E ^a   Taylor, Douglas J ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative distribution function; Mixture distribution; Noncentral F

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745290697     PISSN: 10618600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/106186006X112954     Document Type: Article

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