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Characterization based on conditional distributions

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The field of application of a result given by Singh and Vasudeva (1984, J. Indian Statist. Assoc., 22, 93–96) which provides a way of characterizing the distribution of a random variable X, through conditional distributions of a second variable Z, given X, is extended.

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  • Singh, H. and Vasudeva, H. L. (1984). A characterization of exponential distribution by Yule distribution, J. Indian Statist. Assoc., 22, 93–96.

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  1. University of North Carolina, 27514, Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.

    Norman L. Johnson

  2. Department of Management and Statistics, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, MD, U.S.A.

    Samuel Kotz

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Johnson, N.L., Kotz, S. Characterization based on conditional distributions. Ann Inst Stat Math 41, 13–17 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00049106

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