A New Characterization of the Dirichlet Distribution Through Neutrality
James, Ian R. ; Mosimann, James E.
Ann. Statist., Tome 8 (1980) no. 1, p. 183-189 / Harvested from Project Euclid
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A new characterization of the Dirichlet distribution using neutrality is given. This settles conjectures of Doksum and Mosimann. The characterization is contrasted with a parallel result for the lognormal distribution. Possible applications to random probabilities and prior distributions in survival analysis are noted.
Publié le : 1980-01-14
Classification:  Neutral processes,  size variables,  neutrality,  Dirichlet distribution,  lognormal distribution,  Bayesian survival analysis,  62E10,  62H05,  62C10 
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James, Ian R.; Mosimann, James E. A New Characterization of the Dirichlet Distribution Through Neutrality. Ann. Statist., Tome 8 (1980) no. 1, pp.  183-189. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1176344900/