Orthogonal Polynomials in Stein's Method

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 515-531

  Schoutens, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Approximation; Distributions; Markov processes; Orthogonal polynomials; Pearson's class, Ord's class; Stein's method

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035863994     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmaa.2000.7159     Document Type: Article

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