A review on phase-type distributions and their use in risk theory

M Bladt - ASTIN Bulletin: The Journal of the IAA, 2005 - cambridge.org
Phase-type distributions, defined as the distributions of absorption times of certain Markov
jump processes, constitute a class of distributions on the positive real axis which seems to …

[BOK][B] Matrix-exponential distributions in applied probability

M Bladt, BF Nielsen - 2017 - Springer
Matrix-Exponential Distributions in Applied Probability Page 1 Probability Theory and
Stochastic Modelling 81 Mogens Bladt Bo Friis Nielsen Matrix-Exponential Distributions in …

Model selection using database characteristics: Develo** a classification tree for longitudinal incidence data

EM Schwartz, ET Bradlow, PS Fader - Marketing Science, 2014 - pubsonline.informs.org
When managers and researchers encounter a data set, they typically ask two key
questions:(1) Which model (from a candidate set) should I use? And (2) if I use a particular …

An alternative characterization for matrix exponential distributions

M Fackrell - Advances in Applied Probability, 2009 - cambridge.org
A necessary condition for a rational Laplace–Stieltjes transform to correspond to a matrix
exponential distribution is that the pole of maximal real part is real and negative. Given a …

Network reliability analysis: Matrix-exponential approach

A Alkaff, MN Qomarudin, Y Bilfaqih - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2020 - Elsevier
An exact method for analyzing the reliability of networks whose components' lifetimes have
matrix-based distributions is proposed. The method produces an add-on algorithm for the …

Quasi-birth-and-death processes with rational arrival process components

NG Bean, BF Nielsen - Stochastic Models, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This paper introduces the concept of a Quasi-Birth-and-Death process (QBD) with Rational
Arrival Process (RAP) components. We use the physical interpretation of the prediction …

On matrix exponential distributions

QM He, H Zhang - Advances in Applied Probability, 2007 - cambridge.org
In this paper we introduce certain Hankel matrices that can be used to study ME (matrix
exponential) distributions, in particular to compute their ME orders. The Hankel matrices for …

Moment characterization of matrix exponential and Markovian arrival processes

L Bodrog, A Horváth, M Telek - Annals of Operations Research, 2008 - Springer
This paper provides a general framework for establishing the relation between various
moments of matrix exponential and Markovian processes. Based on this framework we …

Transient and first passage time distributions of first-and second-order multi-regime Markov fluid queues via ME-fication

N Akar, O Gursoy, G Horvath, M Telek - Methodology and Computing in …, 2021 - Springer
We propose a numerical method to obtain the transient and first passage time distributions
of first-and second-order Multi-Regime Markov Fluid Queues (MRMFQ). The method relies …

Detailed computational analysis of queueing-time distributions of the BMAP/G/1 queue using roots

G Singh, UC Gupta, ML Chaudhry - Journal of Applied Probability, 2016 - cambridge.org
In this paper we present closed-form expressions for the distribution of the virtual (actual)
queueing time for the BMAP/R/1 and BMAP/D/1 queues, whereR'represents a class of …