Exact Statistical Inferences about the Parameter for an Exponential Growth Curve following a Poisson Distribution

1970 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-174
Author(s):  
J. K. Lindsey

A use of the relative likelihood function is described. An example is provided to show exact statistical inferences about the parameter for an exponential increase in cell concentration when the concentration is a Poisson random variable.

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Chedly Gelin Louzayadio ◽  
Rodnellin Onesime Malouata ◽  
Michel Diafouka Koukouatikissa

In this paper, we present a new weighted Poisson distribution for modeling underdispersed count data. Weighted Poisson distribution occurs naturally in contexts where the probability that a particular observation of Poisson variable enters the sample gets multiplied by some non-negative weight function. Suppose a realization y of Y a Poisson random variable enters the investigator’s record with probability proportional to w(y): Clearly, the recorded y is not an observation on Y, but on the random variable Yw, which is said to be the weighted version of Y. This distribution a two-parameter is from the exponential family, it includes and generalizes the Poisson distribution by weighting. It is a discrete distribution that is more flexible than other weighted Poisson distributions that have been proposed for modeling underdispersed count data, for example, the extended Poisson distribution (Dimitrov and Kolev, 2000). We present some moment properties and we estimate its parameters. One classical example is considered to compare the fits of this new distribution with the extended Poisson distribution.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 284-296
Author(s):  
Hye Kyung Kim

Abstract Many mathematicians have studied degenerate versions of quite a few special polynomials and numbers since Carlitz’s work (Utilitas Math. 15 (1979), 51–88). Recently, Kim et al. studied the degenerate gamma random variables, discrete degenerate random variables and two-variable degenerate Bell polynomials associated with Poisson degenerate central moments, etc. This paper is divided into two parts. In the first part, we introduce a new type of degenerate Bell polynomials associated with degenerate Poisson random variables with parameter α > 0 \alpha \hspace{-0.15em}\gt \hspace{-0.15em}0 , called the fully degenerate Bell polynomials. We derive some combinatorial identities for the fully degenerate Bell polynomials related to the n n th moment of the degenerate Poisson random variable, special numbers and polynomials. In the second part, we consider the fully degenerate Bell polynomials associated with degenerate Poisson random variables with two parameters α > 0 \alpha \gt 0 and β > 0 \beta \hspace{-0.15em}\gt \hspace{-0.15em}0 , called the two-variable fully degenerate Bell polynomials. We show their connection with the degenerate Poisson central moments, special numbers and polynomials.


Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 365
Author(s):  
Chénangnon Frédéric Tovissodé ◽  
Jonas Têlé Doumatè ◽  
Romain Glèlè Kakaï

The widely used logistic model for epidemic case reporting data may be either restrictive or unrealistic in presence of containment measures when implemented after an epidemic outbreak. For flexibility in epidemic case reporting data modeling, we combined an exponential growth curve for the early epidemic phase with a flexible growth curve to account for the potential change in growth pattern after implementation of containment measures. We also fitted logistic regression models to recoveries and deaths from the confirmed positive cases. In addition, the growth curves were integrated into a SIQR (Susceptible, Infective, Quarantined, Recovered) model framework to provide an overview on the modeled epidemic wave. We focused on the estimation of: (1) the delay between the appearance of the first infectious case in the population and the outbreak (“epidemic latency period”); (2) the duration of the exponential growth phase; (3) the basic and the time-varying reproduction numbers; and (4) the peaks (time and size) in confirmed positive cases, active cases and new infections. The application of this approach to COVID-19 data from West Africa allowed discussion on the effectiveness of some containment measures implemented across the region.


2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (03) ◽  
pp. 609-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Papadatos ◽  
V. Papathanasiou

The random variablesX1,X2, …,Xnare said to be totally negatively dependent (TND) if and only if the random variablesXiand ∑j≠iXjare negatively quadrant dependent for alli. Our main result provides, for TND 0-1 indicatorsX1,x2, …,Xnwith P[Xi= 1] =pi= 1 - P[Xi= 0], an upper bound for the total variation distance between ∑ni=1Xiand a Poisson random variable with mean λ ≥ ∑ni=1pi. An application to a generalized birthday problem is considered and, moreover, some related results concerning the existence of monotone couplings are discussed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-504
Author(s):  
Lifana Nugraeni ◽  
Sugito Sugito ◽  
Dwi Ispriyanti

Along with the times, transportation has progressed. Regarding the means of transportation, one of the phenomenon that is easily encountered in everyday life is the queue at public transportation facilities. One of the queues that occurred at public transportation facilities is  the train queue at Semarang Tawang Station. The number of trains that passes the station can cause the train service at the station busy. This study aims to see whether the train service system of Semarang Tawang Station is good or not. This can be consider by the queues method, determining the distribution of arrival patterns and service patterns to obtain a queues system model and a system performance standard. In this study, the distribution of arrival patterns and service patterns are determined by calculating the posterior distribution using the Bayesian method. The bayesian method was chosen because it is able to combine the sample distribution in the current study with the previous information for the same cases. The prior distribution and the likelihood function are the elements needed to obtain the posterior distribution. The distribution of arrival patterns and service patterns obtained from previous information follows the Poisson distribution. Based on the calculation of the posterior distribution, the result shows that the distribution of the arrival pattern is a discrete uniform distribution and the distribution of the service pattern is a Poisson distribution. The result shows that the train service system at Semarang Tawang Station has a model (Uniform Discrete / Gamma / 7: GD / ~ / ~) and has good service based on the performance values obtained.


1982 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.-C. G. Vassiliou

We study the limiting behaviour of a manpower system where the non-homogeneous Markov chain model proposed by Young and Vassiliou (1974) is applicable. This is done in the cases where the input is a time-homogeneous and time-inhomogeneous Poisson random variable. It is also found that the number in the various grades are asymptotically mutually independent Poisson variates.


2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 1081-1092 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Vellaisamy

Consider a sequence of independent Bernoulli trials with success probability p. Let N(n; k1, k2) denote the number of times that k1 failures are followed by k2 successes among the first n Bernoulli trials. We employ the Stein-Chen method to obtain a total variation upper bound for the rate of convergence of N(n; k1, k2) to a suitable Poisson random variable. As a special case, the corresponding limit theorem is established. Similar results are obtained for Nk3(n; k1, k2), the number of times that k1 failures followed by k2 successes occur k3 times successively in n Bernoulli trials. The bounds obtained are generally sharper than, and improve upon, some of the already known results. Finally, the technique is adapted to obtain Poisson approximation results for the occurrences of the above-mentioned events under Markov-dependent trials.


Author(s):  
Chenghao Shan ◽  
Weidong Zhou ◽  
Yefeng Yang ◽  
Hanyu Shan

A new robust Kalman filter (KF) based on mixing distribution is presented to address the filtering issue for a linear system with measurement loss (ML) and heavy-tailed measurement noise (HTMN) in this paper. A new Student’s t-inverse-Wishart-Gamma mixing distribution is derived to more rationally model the HTMN. By employing a discrete Bernoulli random variable (DBRV), the form of measurement likelihood function of double mixing distributions is converted from a weighted sum to an exponential product, and a hierarchical Gaussian state-space model (HGSSM) is therefore established. Finally, the system state, the intermediate random variables (IRVs) of the new STIWG distribution, and the DBRV are simultaneously estimated by utilizing the variational Bayesian (VB) method. Numerical example simulation experiment indicates that the proposed filter in this paper has superior performance than current algorithms in processing ML and HTMN.


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