APPROXIMATING DISCRETE MULTIVARIATE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM KNOWN MOMENTS Academic Article

abstract

• To approximate the joint distribution of the two-colony stepping-stone model, a finite mixture approach is proposed for constructing discrete multivariate distributions. This approach generalizes the classic method of linear combinations of independent variables. The stepping-stone model is approximated through matching known moments. Numerical examples from entomology are given. Comparisons are made with the work by Wehrly et al. (1993). 1993, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

authors

• Zheng, Qi

published proceedings

• COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS

author list (cited authors)

• ZHENG, Q., & MATIS, J. H.

citation count

• 5

complete list of authors

• ZHENG, Q||MATIS, JH

publication date

• January 1993

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods  Journal

keywords

• AFRICANIZED HONEY BEE
• FINITE MIXTURE DISTRIBUTION
• MOMENT MATCHING
• STEPPING-STONE MODEL

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/03610929308831232

start page

• 3553

end page

• 3567

volume

• 22

issue

• 12

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03610929308831232