Owen's T function


In mathematics, Owen's T function T, named after statistician Donald Bruce Owen, is defined by
The function was first introduced by Owen in 1956.

Applications

The function T gives the probability of the event where X and Y are independent standard normal random variables.
This function can be used to calculate bivariate normal distribution probabilities and, from there, in the calculation of multivariate normal distribution probabilities.
It also frequently appears in various integrals involving Gaussian functions.
Computer algorithms for the accurate calculation of this function are available; quadrature having been employed since the 1970s.

Properties

Here Φ is the standard normal cumulative distribution function
More properties can be found in the literature.

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