A simple method for obtaining the maximal correlation coefficient and related characterizations

Journal of Multivariate Analysis

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 102-114

  Papadatos, Nickos ^a,b   Xifara, Tatiana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Characterization of exponential distribution; Maximal correlation coefficient; Order statistics; Primary; Records; Secondary; Splitting model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877157213     PISSN: 0047259X     EISSN: 10957243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2013.03.017     Document Type: Article

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