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A remarkable property of generalized gamma convolutions
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A remarkable property of generalized gamma convolutions

  • L. Bondesson1 

Probability Theory and Related Fields volume 78, pages 321–333 (1988)Cite this article

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It is proved that f(x) is the density of a generalized Gamma convolution (GGC), then so is C(1+cx) -γ f(x) provided that γ is a nonnegative integer. Some classes of GGC's are introduced.

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  1. Department of Biometry, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-90183, Umeå, Sweden

    L. Bondesson

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Bondesson, L. A remarkable property of generalized gamma convolutions. Probab. Th. Rel. Fields 78, 321–333 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00334198

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  • Received: 29 January 1986

  • Revised: 09 December 1987

  • Issue Date: July 1988

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00334198

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Keywords

  • Stochastic Process
  • Convolution
  • Probability Theory
  • Statistical Theory
  • Nonnegative Integer
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