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June, 1992 Vincentization Revisited
Christian Genest
Ann. Statist. 20(2): 1137-1142 (June, 1992). DOI: 10.1214/aos/1176348676

Abstract

Vincentization is a convenient method of aggregating a set of $n \geq 2$ probability distributions $F_1, \ldots, F_n$ in such a way that their synthesis, $F = T(F_1, \ldots, F_n)$, be of the same functional form as the $F_i$'s when the latter are identical up to a location-scale transformation. A characterization of this combination rule is proposed and some of its consequences are outlined.

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Christian Genest. "Vincentization Revisited." Ann. Statist. 20 (2) 1137 - 1142, June, 1992. https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1176348676

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Published: June, 1992
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007

zbMATH: 0746.62004
MathSciNet: MR1165612
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aos/1176348676

Subjects:
Primary: 62A99
Secondary: 39B40

Keywords: consensus , location-scale family , opinion pool , shape-preservation , Vincent average

Rights: Copyright © 1992 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.20 • No. 2 • June, 1992
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