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The supersession of one rumour by another

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

G. K. Osei  and
J. W. Thompson
G. K. Osei
Affiliation:
University of Hull
J. W. Thompson
Affiliation:
University of Hull
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Abstract

A model is considered for a situation in which one rumour suppresses another in a closed population. The distribution of the maximum value attained by the proportion spreading the weaker rumour is obtained in the asymptotic case, and this is compared with some actual distributions for finite population size. Closer approximations to the latter distributions are obtained.

Keywords

RUMOURMARTINGALEASYMPTOTIC DISTRIBUTIONDIFFUSION OF ARBITRARY CONSTANTSLAW OF THE ITERATED LOGARITHM

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Research Papers
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , March 1977 , pp. 127 - 134
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1977 

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