Stochastic Orders

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shaked, Moshe (Editor), Shanthikumar, J. George (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Series: Springer Series in Statistics,
• Subjects: Statistics.; Statistical Theory and Methods.

Stochastic ordering is a fundamental guide for decision making under uncertainty. It is also an essential tool in the study of structural properties of complex stochastic systems. This reference text presents a comprehensive coverage of the various notions of stochastic orderings, their closure prop...

Table of Contents:

• Univariate Stochastic Orders
• Mean Residual Life Orders
• Univariate Variability Orders
• Univariate Monotone Convex and Related Orders
• The Laplace Transform and Related Orders
• Multivariate Stochastic Orders
• Multivariate Variability and Related Orders
• Stochastic Convexity and Concavity
• Positive Dependence Orders.