A comparison of efficient approximations for a weighted sum of chi-squared random variables

DOI10.1007/s11222-015-9583-4zbMath1342.62012OpenAlexW2129471172WikidataQ59474977 ScholiaQ59474977MaRDI QIDQ2628891

Niall M. Adams, Dean A. Bodenham

Publication date: 19 July 2016

Published in: Statistics and Computing (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11222-015-9583-4

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approximationmoment-matchingstreaming data

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Uses Software

• ggplot2
• AS 231
• AS 275
• AS 155
• AS 204
• AS 106
• CompQuadForm

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