Abstract

The elasticity of the distribution function of a random variable is a concept just recently introduced in statistics from economics. This work shows, in both the continuous and discrete case, how the probability distribution of the random variable could be characterized from it and illustrates this through several examples. We hope analysts found in the elasticity a new tool for understanding the situations of risk and uncertainty and that, moreover, this makes possible to merge new random models, hardly imaginable or justifiable otherwise. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Details

Title
LA ELASTICIDAD: UNA NUEVA HERRAMIENTA PARA CARACTERIZAR DISTRIBUCIONES DE PROBABILIDAD
Author
Ferrer, Ernesto J Veres; Pavía, Jose M
Pages
145-158
Publication year
2012
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ramón Sala Garrido
e-ISSN
1575605X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1348251886
Copyright
Copyright Ramón Sala Garrido 2012