Computer generation of random variables with Lindley or Poisson-Lindley distribution via the Lambert W function

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 851-859

  Jodra P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lambert W function; Lindley distribution; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CLOSED FORM; COMPUTER GENERATION; LAMBERT W FUNCTION; LINDLEY DISTRIBUTION; ORDER STATISTICS; QUANTILE FUNCTIONS; SIMULATION;

RANDOM VARIABLES;

POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 78649859924     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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