This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We prove that the convolution of a selfdecomposable distribution with its background driving law is again selfdecomposable if and only if the ...

The accuracy of three estimators of sampling variance using non-replacement probability lattice samples was determined empirically on a microuniverse. A simple split-sample scheme, although biased, ...

"Yes or no: was there once life on Mars?" I can't say. "What about intelligent life?"' That seems most unlikely, but again, I can't really say. The simple yes-or-no framework has no place for shadings ...

Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...