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For a doubly truncated exponential distribution, the probability density function of a quasi-range is derived. From this the density of sample range is obtained as a special case. Expressions for the mean and variance of the range are also obtained.
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Joshi, P.C., Balakrishnan, N. Distribution of range and quasi-range from double truncated exponential distribution. Trabajos de Estadistica y de Investigacion Operativa 35, 231–236 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02888904
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02888904