List of References on MSE Representative Points of Statistical Distribitions

Kai-Tai Fang, Division of Science and Technology, BNU-HKBU United International College,Zhuhai, 519085, China

Representative points are those points that better represent theoriginal continuous distribution, which can be defined under different criterions. This list collects some references that have been used in our research. We would appreciate if you could provide more references to us.

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