Linear Conditional Expectation for Discretized Distributions
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
Abstract
Many statistical methods for continuous distributions assume a linear conditional expectation. Components of multivariate distributions are often measured on a discrete ordinal scale based on a discretization of an underlying continuous latent variable. The results in this paper show that common examples of discretized bivariate and trivariate distributions will have a linear conditional expectation. Examples and simulations are provided to illustrate the results.
Repository Citation
Tarpey, T.,
& Sanders, R. D.
(2004). Linear Conditional Expectation for Discretized Distributions. Journal of Applied Statistics, 31 (3), 361-372.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/math/188
DOI
10.1080/0266476042000184064
