Arithmetic on random variables: Squeezing the envelopes with new joint distribution constraints

4th International Symposium on Imprecise Probabilities and Their Applications, ISIPTA 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Zhang, Jianzhong ^a   Berleant, Daniel ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arithmetic on random variables; Copulas; Dependency relationship; Distribution envelope determination (DEnv); Joint distribution; Linear programming; Partial information; Probability boxes; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

LINEAR PROGRAMMING; RANDOM VARIABLES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COPULAS; DEPENDENCY RELATIONSHIP; DISTRIBUTION ENVELOPE DETERMINATION (DENV); JOINT DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTIAL INFORMATION; PROBABILITY BOX; UNCERTAINTY;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 33847739111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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