This paper examines further the problem of approximating the distribution of a continuous random variable based on three key percentiles, typically the median (50th percentile) and the 5% points (5th ...

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician), Vol. 46, No. 3 (1997), pp. 387-398 (12 pages) The beta distribution is seen as a suitable model in risk analysis because it ...

Planetary roller screw mechanisms (PRSMs) are advanced mechanical devices that convert rotational motion into precise linear displacement. Their design capitalises on an array of rolling elements ...