Annals of Statistics
- Ann. Statist.
- Volume 9, Number 5 (1981), 1123-1126.
A Representation for Multinomial Cumulative Distribution Functions
Abstract
A re-expression of the usual representation of the multinomial distribution as the conditional distribution of independent Poisson random variables given fixed sum provides a convenient new way to compute multinomial cumulative distribution functions.
Article information
Source
Ann. Statist., Volume 9, Number 5 (1981), 1123-1126.
Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007
Permanent link to this document
https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aos/1176345593
Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1214/aos/1176345593
Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR628769
Zentralblatt MATH identifier
0472.62021
JSTOR
links.jstor.org
Subjects
Primary: 62E15: Exact distribution theory
Secondary: 62G30: Order statistics; empirical distribution functions 62H10: Distribution of statistics 05A15: Exact enumeration problems, generating functions [See also 33Cxx, 33Dxx] 41A60: Asymptotic approximations, asymptotic expansions (steepest descent, etc.) [See also 30E15]
Keywords
Multinomial cdf maximum cell distribution generating functions representations
Citation
Levin, Bruce. A Representation for Multinomial Cumulative Distribution Functions. Ann. Statist. 9 (1981), no. 5, 1123--1126. doi:10.1214/aos/1176345593. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aos/1176345593
