Lagrangian Probability Distributions

• Main Authors: Consul, Prem C. (Author), Famoye, Felix (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston, 2006.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Algebra.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Probabilities.; Statistics.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.; Applications of Mathematics.; Statistical Theory and Methods.; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.

Lagrangian expansions can be used to obtain numerous useful probability models, which have been applied to real life situations including, but not limited to: branching processes, queuing processes, stochastic processes, environmental toxicology, diffusion of information, ecology, strikes in industr...

Table of Contents:

• Preliminary Information
• Lagrangian Probability Distributions
• Properties of General Lagrangian Distributions
• Quasi-Probability Models
• Some Urn Models
• Development of Models and Applications
• Modified Power Series Distributions
• Some Basic Lagrangian Distributions
• Generalized Poisson Distribution
• Generalized Negative Binomial Distribution
• Generalized Logarithmic Series Distribution
• Lagrangian Katz Distribution
• Random Walks and Jump Models
• Bivariate Lagrangian Distributions
• Multivariate Lagrangian Distributions
• Computer Generation of Lagrangian Variables.