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Characterizations of multivariate geometric distributions in terms of conditional distributions

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In this paper some characterizations of a multivariate geometric distribution based on conditional distributions have been obtained. The usefulness of the characterization results is illustrated.

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  1. 6-B, Vrundavan Park, New Sama Road, Vadodara, 390008, India

    M. Sreehari

  2. Department of Studies in Statistics, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, 570006, India

    R. Vasudeva

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The research work of the second author is carried out under the DSA Grant of the university grants commission, New Delhi, India.

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Sreehari, M., Vasudeva, R. Characterizations of multivariate geometric distributions in terms of conditional distributions. Metrika 75, 271–286 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00184-010-0326-4

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