Binomial approximation to the Markov binomial distribution

Acta Applicandae Mathematicae

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 137-146

  Cekanavicius V ^a   Roos, B ^b  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Binomial approximation; Local norm; Markov binomial distribution; Total variation norm

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ESTIMATION; MARKOV PROCESSES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BINOMIAL APPROXIMATION; LOCAL NORMS; MARKOV BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL VARIATION NORMS;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 34248597627     PISSN: 01678019     EISSN: 15729036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10440-007-9114-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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