A Note on the "Lack of Memory" Property of the Exponential Distribution
Marsaglia, George ; Tubilla, Alberto
Ann. Probab., Tome 3 (1975) no. 6, p. 353-354 / Harvested from Project Euclid
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The exponential distribution is often characterized as the only distribution with lack of memory. This note points out a stronger result: the exponential is the only distribution that is occasionally forgetful.
Publié le : 1975-04-14
Classification:  Characterizations,  exponential distributions,  functional equations,  60E05,  62E10 
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Marsaglia, George; Tubilla, Alberto. A Note on the "Lack of Memory" Property of the Exponential Distribution. Ann. Probab., Tome 3 (1975) no. 6, pp.  353-354. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1176996406/