A set of independence statements may define the independence structure of interest in a family of joint probability distributions. This structure is often captured by a graph that consists of nodes ...

Multivariate quantiles have been defined by a number of researchers and can be estimated by different methods. However, little work can be found in the literature about Bayesian estimation of joint ...

This study introduces a reliability assessment methodology for high grade steel large diameter natural gas pipelines, which systematically accounts for the correlations and nonlinear coupling effects ...