RT Journal Article T1 Preserving multivariate dispersion: An application to the Wishart distribution A1 Fernández-Ponce, J.M. A1 Rodríguez-Griñolo, Rosario K1 Contraction K1 Dispersion ordering K1 Transformations K1 Wishart distribution AB Univariate dispersive ordering has been extensively characterized by many authors over the last two decades. However, the multivariate version lacks extensive analysis. In this paper, sufficient and necessary conditions are given to preserve the strong multivariate dispersion order through properties of the corresponding transformation. Finally, these results are applied to the Wishart distribution which can be viewed as "the spread of the dispersion". © 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. PB Elsevier YR 2006 FD 2006-05 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/21513 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/21513 LA en NO Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Vol 97, nº 5, p.1208 - 1220 NO Departamento de Economía, Métodos Cuantitativos e Hª Económica, Área de Estadísitca e I.O. Universidad Pablo de Olavide NO Departamento de Estadística e I.O., Universidad de Sevilla, DS RIO RD May 9, 2026