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Efficient Computation of Probabilities of Events Described by Order Statistics and Application to a Problem of Queues

Consider a set of N i.i.d. random variables in [0, 1]. When the experimental values of the random variables are arranged in ascending order from smallest to largest, one has the order statistics of the set of random variables. In this note an O(N3) algorithm is developed for computing the probability that the order statistics vector lies in a given rectangle. The new algorithm is then applied to a problem of statistical inference in queues. Illustrative computational results are included.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/5159
Date05 1900
CreatorsJones, Lee K., Larson, Richard C., 1943-
PublisherMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Operations Research Center
Source SetsM.I.T. Theses and Dissertation
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeWorking Paper
Format487497 bytes, application/pdf
RelationOperations Research Center Working Paper;OR 249-91

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