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A Review on Convolutions of Gamma Random Variables

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Due to its wide range of applications, the distribution theory of convolutions of gamma random variables has attracted the attention from many researchers. In this paper, we review some of the latest developments on this problem.

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  1. Department of Statistics, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

    Baha-Eldin Khaledi

  2. Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Portland State University, Portland, OR, 97201, USA

    Subhash Kochar

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  1. Dept. Mathematics, Washington State University, Lighty 370, Pullman, 99164, Washington, USA

    Haijun Li

  2. Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361000, China, People's Republic

    Xiaohu Li

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Khaledi, BE., Kochar, S. (2013). A Review on Convolutions of Gamma Random Variables. In: Li, H., Li, X. (eds) Stochastic Orders in Reliability and Risk. Lecture Notes in Statistics(), vol 208. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6892-9_10

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