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1 Some Introductory Algebra |
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1.2 Tensor Product, vec Operator, and Commutation |
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1.2.3 Commutation Matrices |
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1.2.4 Commuting T-Products of Vectors |
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1.3 Symmetrization and Multilinear Algebra |
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1.3.2 Multi-Indexing, Elimination, and Duplication |
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1.4 Partitions and Diagrams |
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1.4.1 Generating all Partitions |
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29 | (1) |
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1.4.2 The Number of All Partitions |
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30 | (4) |
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1.4.3 Canonical Partitions |
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34 | (1) |
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1.4.4 Partitions and Permutations |
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35 | (2) |
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1.4.5 Partitions with Lattice Structure |
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37 | (1) |
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1.4.6 Indecomposable Partitions |
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38 | (2) |
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1.4.7 Alternative Ways of Checking Indecomposability |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (6) |
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49 | (3) |
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2 The Tensor Derivative of Vector Functions |
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2.1 Derivatives of Composite Functions |
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61 | (9) |
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2.1.1 Faa di Bruno's Formula |
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63 | (4) |
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2.1.2 Mixed Higher-Order Derivatives |
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67 | (3) |
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70 | (20) |
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2.2.1 Differentials and Derivatives |
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70 | (2) |
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2.2.2 The Operator of T-derivative |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (3) |
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2.2.4 T-derivative of T-products |
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2.2.5 Taylor Series Expansion |
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88 | (2) |
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2.3 Multi-Variable Faa di Bruno's Formula |
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90 | (8) |
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98 | (3) |
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2.4.1 Proof of Faa di Bruno's Lemma |
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2.4.2 Proof of Faa di Bruno's T-formula |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (5) |
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106 | (1) |
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3 T-Moments and T-Cumulants |
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107 | (76) |
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107 | (3) |
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110 | (8) |
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3.3 Cumulants for Multiple Variables |
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118 | (8) |
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3.3.1 Definition of Cumulants |
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118 | (2) |
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3.3.2 Definition of T-cumulants |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (2) |
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3.4 Expressions between Moments and Cumulants |
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126 | (23) |
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3.4.1 Expression for Cumulants via Moments |
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126 | (12) |
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3.4.2 Expressions for Moments via Cumulants |
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138 | (5) |
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3.4.3 Expression of the Cumulant of Products via Products of Cumulants |
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143 | (6) |
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149 | (18) |
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3.5.1 Expressions of Moments and Cumulants via Preceding Moments and Cumulants |
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149 | (2) |
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3.5.2 Cumulants and Fourier Transform |
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151 | (3) |
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3.5.3 Conditional Cumulants |
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154 | (7) |
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3.5.4 Cumulants of the Log-likelihood Function |
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161 | (6) |
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167 | (7) |
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3.6.1 Proof of Lemma 3.6 and Theorem 3.7 |
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167 | (3) |
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3.6.2 A Hint for Proof of Lemma 3.8 |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (6) |
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180 | (3) |
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4 Gaussian Systems, T-Hermite Polynomials, Moments, and Cumulants |
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183 | (58) |
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4.1 Hermite Polynomials in One Variable |
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183 | (2) |
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4.2 Hermite Polynomials of Several Variables |
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185 | (5) |
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4.3 Moments and Cumulants for Gaussian Systems |
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190 | (7) |
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4.3.1 Moments of Gaussian Systems and Hermite Polynomials |
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190 | (3) |
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4.3.2 Cumulants for Product of Gaussian Variates and Hermite Polynomials |
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193 | (4) |
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4.4 Products of Hermite Polynomials, Linearization |
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197 | (5) |
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4.5 T-Hermite Polynomials |
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202 | (14) |
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4.6 Moments, Cumulants, and Linearization |
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216 | (10) |
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4.6.1 Cumulants for T-Hermite Polynomials |
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220 | (3) |
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4.6.2 Products for T-Hermite Polynomials |
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223 | (3) |
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4.7 Gram-Charlier Expansion |
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226 | (6) |
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232 | (2) |
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4.8.1 Proof of Theorem 4.2 |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (4) |
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238 | (3) |
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5 Multivariate Skew Distributions |
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241 | (72) |
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5.1 The Multivariate Skew-Normal Distribution |
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241 | (11) |
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5.1.1 The Inverse Mill's Ratio and the Central Folded Normal Distribution |
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242 | (2) |
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5.1.2 Skew-Normal Random Variates |
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244 | (3) |
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5.1.3 Canonical Fundamental Skew-Normal (CFUSN) Distribution |
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247 | (5) |
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5.2 Elliptically Symmetric and Skew-Spherical Distributions |
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252 | (23) |
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5.2.1 Elliptically Contoured Distributions |
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253 | (8) |
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5.2.2 Multivariate Moments and Cumulants |
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261 | (5) |
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5.2.3 Canonical Fundamental Skew-Spherical Distribution |
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266 | (9) |
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5.3 Multivariate Skew-t Distribution |
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275 | (10) |
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5.3.1 Multivariate t-Distribution |
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275 | (2) |
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5.3.2 Skew-t Distribution |
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277 | (1) |
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5.3.3 Higher-Order Cumulants of Skew-t Distributions |
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278 | (7) |
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5.4 Scale Mixtures of Skew-Normal Distribution |
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285 | (2) |
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5.5 Multivariate Skew-Normal-Cauchy Distribution |
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287 | (7) |
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292 | (2) |
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294 | (3) |
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297 | (10) |
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5.7.1 Spherically Symmetric Distribution |
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297 | (6) |
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5.7.2 T-Derivative of an Inner Product |
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304 | (2) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (3) |
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310 | (3) |
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6 Multivariate Skewness and Kurtosis |
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313 | (38) |
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6.1 Multivariate Skewness of Random Vectors |
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313 | (8) |
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6.2 Multivariate Kurtosis of Random Vectors |
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321 | (6) |
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6.3 Indices Based on Distinct Elements of Cumulant Vectors |
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327 | (1) |
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6.4 Testing Multivariate Skewness |
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328 | (9) |
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6.4.1 Estimation of Skewness |
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329 | (4) |
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6.4.2 Testing Zero Skewness |
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333 | (4) |
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6.5 Testing Multivariate Kurtosis |
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337 | (6) |
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6.5.1 Estimation of Kurtosis |
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338 | (3) |
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6.5.2 Testing Zero Kurtosis |
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341 | (2) |
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343 | (3) |
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346 | (1) |
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6.7.1 Estimated Hermite Polynomials |
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346 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (3) |
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351 | (30) |
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351 | (2) |
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A.1.1 Incomplete (Partial) Bell Polynomials |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (6) |
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353 | (3) |
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A.2.2 Commutators Connected to T-Hermite Polynomials |
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356 | (3) |
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A.3 Derivatives of Composite Functions |
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359 | (2) |
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361 | (2) |
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A.4.1 T-Moments, T-Cumulants |
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361 | (2) |
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363 | (5) |
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A.5.1 Product of Hermite Polynomials |
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363 | (2) |
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A.5.2 T-Hermite Polynomials |
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365 | (3) |
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368 | (8) |
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A.6.1 Moments, Cumulants for Skew-t Generator R |
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370 | (4) |
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A.6.2 Moments of Beta Powers |
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374 | (2) |
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A.7 Complementary Error Function |
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376 | (2) |
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A.8 Derivatives of i-Mill's Ratio |
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378 | (3) |
Notations |
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381 | (4) |
Solutions |
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385 | (24) |
References |
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Index |
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