| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10328117 | Computational Statistics & Data Analysis | 2010 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
We study the distributions of distances between identical elements of a random sequence (e.g. a sequence of coin tosses or die tosses). We provide methods to generate observations by means of a statistical simulation and show in particular that distributions of multiple distances obey a linear or geometric (mixture) probability model, respectively. The results are useful to discover certain structures in texts or other information strings.
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Authors
Peter Zörnig,