A DEPENDENT F-ALPHA-SCHEME

被引:5
作者
BALLERINI, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FLORIDA,DEPT STAT,GAINESVILLE,FL 32611
关键词
EXTREMAL PROCESS; ARCHIMEDEAN COPULA; SECRETARY PROBLEM;
D O I
10.1016/0167-7152(94)90053-1
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
A dependent sequence of random variables {X(n)} is constructed so that the marginal distribution of X(i) is F-alpha i for some continuous cdf F and some sequence {alpha(n)}. This generalizes the so-called F-alpha-scheme considered by Nevzorov (1985, 1986) and Pfeifer (1989, 1991). The finite-dimensional distribution of the process is constructed through a specific Archimedean copula which allows the sequence to share many of the properties of an ordinary F-alpha-scheme, such as independence among the maxima and record indicators, without embedding the successive maxima in an extremal process. This construction leads to a secretary problem with dependent ratings.
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页码:21 / 25
页数:5
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