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This paper presents a saddlepoint approximation to the cumulative distribution function of a random vector. The proposed approximation has accuracy comparable to that of existing expansions valid in ...

Copulas are functions that enable the construction of multivariate probability distributions by binding together univariate marginal distributions. Central to probability theory, they allow ...

This paper is concerned with finding the expected value of perfect information (EVPI) in a simple facility location problem where the weights, which summarize cost and volume parameters, are random ...