The generalized maximum entropy trapezoidal probability density function

Metrologia

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Lira, I ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

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Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GUIDE TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENT; MAXIMUM ENTROPY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION (PDF); SUBINTERVALS;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 51349128215     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/45/4/N01     Document Type: Article

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