Tables are given for the asymptotic distribution function of the extremal quotient, which is valid for a wide class of initial distributions. Selected values of the shape parameter λ are considered.

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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. An actuarial life table is a table or spreadsheet that shows the probability of a person at ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Investopedia / Ellen Lindner Actuarial science uses mathematical and statistical techniques ...