The Distribution of a Linear Combination ofTwo Correlated Chi-Square Variables

• ANWAR H. JOARDER ^[1] ; M. HAFIDZ OMAR ^[1] ; ARJUN K. GUPTA ^[2]
  1. [1] King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

     King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

     Arabia Saudí

     
  2. [2] Bowling Green State University

     Bowling Green State University

     City of Bowling Green, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Revista Colombiana de Estadística, ISSN-e 2389-8976, ISSN 0120-1751, Vol. 36, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 209-219
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Distribución de una combinación lineal de dos variables chi-cuadrado correlacionadas
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  • español

    La distribución de una combinación lineal de dos variables chi cuadrado es conocida si las variables son independientes. En este artículo, se deriva la distribución de una combinación lineal positiva de dos variables chi cuadrado cuando estas están correlacionadas a través de una distribución chi cuadrado bivariada. Algunas propiedades de esta distribución como la función característica, la función de distribución acumulada, sus momentos, momentos centrados alrededor de la media, los coeficientes de sesgo y curtosis son derivados. Los resultados coinciden con el caso independiente cuando las variables son no correlacionadas. La gráfica de la función de densidad es también presentada.

  • English

    The distribution of the linear combination of two chi-square variables is known if the variables are independent. In this paper, we derive the distribution of positive linear combination of two chi-square variables when they are correlated through a bivariate chi-square distribution. Some properties of the distribution, namely, the characteristic function, cumulative distribution function, raw moments, mean centered moments, coefficients of skewness and kurtosis are derived. Results match with the independent case when the variables are uncorrelated. The graph of the density function is presented.

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