A Note on Dispersive Ordering of Record Values

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A sequence of i.i.d. random values \((X_n)^\infty_1\) with the same absolutely continuous distribution function \(F(x)\) \((F(0)=0)\) is considered. The corresponding sequence of its record values \((R_n)^\infty_1\) is investigated. The sequence of records is proved not to decrease in dispersion if \(F\) determines a decreasing hazard rate. The author defines decreasing in dispersion according to the following relation for random values \(X\) and \(Y\) with distribution functions \(F_X\) and \(F_Y :X\) is less dispersed than \(Y\) if \[ (\forall \alpha,\beta: 0\leq\alpha <\beta\leq 1)\;F_X^{-1} (\beta)-F_X^{-1} (\alpha) \leq F^{-1}_Y(\beta) -F_Y^{-1}(\alpha). \] Some other equivalent definitions of this ordering are discussed. An example of the function \(F\), when the corresponding sequence of records is not non-decreasing in dispersion, is offered.











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