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January, 1977 A New Formula for $k$-Statistics
I. J. Good
Ann. Statist. 5(1): 224-228 (January, 1977). DOI: 10.1214/aos/1176343757

Abstract

A new formula for cumulants was given by Good (1975). A short proof is now given and the result is used to obtain a new formula for $k$-statistics. This formula can be used both for deriving the expressions of $k$-statistics in terms of power sums of the observations, and for checking and locating errors in formulae that are already in the literature.

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I. J. Good. "A New Formula for $k$-Statistics." Ann. Statist. 5 (1) 224 - 228, January, 1977. https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1176343757

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Published: January, 1977
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007

zbMATH: 0358.62022
MathSciNet: MR423636
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aos/1176343757

Subjects:
Primary: 62D05
Secondary: 62H10

Keywords: $k$-statistics , Cumulants , partitions , permanents , permutations , roots of unity

Rights: Copyright © 1977 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.5 • No. 1 • January, 1977
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