Binomial analogues of the Chernoff inequality

Theory of Probability and its Applications

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 544-547

  Prokhorov, Yu V ^a   Viskov, O V ^a   Khokhlov, V I ^a  

^a STEKLOV MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Binomial distribution; Combinatorial identities; Factorial power formalism; Krawtchouk polynomials; Moment inequalities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036039252     PISSN: 0040585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0040585X9797907X     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Poisson analog of Chernoff inequality
2. Polynomials orthogonal with respect to the multinomial distribution and the factorial-power formalism
3. A note on an inequality involving the normal distribution