ABSTRACT

Suppose that a response z with k possible values denoted by integers 1, 2, . . . , k has been observed from every statistical unit. The probability of outcome j of the statistical unit l is

Pr(zl = j) = ωlj ∀l = 1, . . . , N, and j = 1, . . . , k, such that

ωlj = 1 ∀l = 1, . . . , N.