Poisson approximation in connection with clustering of random points

Annals of Applied Probability

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 465-492

  Månsson, Marianne ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Convex sets; Integral geometry; Mixed areas; Poisson approximation; Poisson process; Stein's method; Total variation distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040843329     PISSN: 10505164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/aoap/1029962751     Document Type: Article

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