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Some remarks on nevzorov's record model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Dietmar Pfeifer
Dietmar Pfeifer*
Affiliation:
University of Oldenburg
*
∗Postal address: Fachbereich 6, Mathematik, Universität Oldenburg, Postfach 25 03, D-W2900 Oldenburg, Germany.
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Abstract

We give a simple proof for the independence of record indices in Nevzorov's record model which is based on ranks. An application of these results to a probabilistic analysis of a particular searching algorithm with non-equiprobable orderings is also discussed.

Keywords

RECORD INDEXRANKSPOISSONBINOMIALDISTRIBUTIONNON-EQUIPROBABLEORDERINGSSEARCHING ALGORITHM
Type
Research Article
Information
Advances in Applied Probability , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , December 1991 , pp. 823 - 834
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1991 

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