A unifying framework for k-statistics, polykays and their multivariate generalizations

Bernoulli

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 440-468

  Di Nardo, Elvira ^a   Guarino, Giuseppe ^b   Senato, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cumulants; k statistics; Polykays; Symmetric polynomials; Umbral calculus

Indexed keywords

EID: 46549085385     PISSN: 13507265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3150/07-BEJ6163     Document Type: Article

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