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Local Tail Bounds for Functions of Independent Random Variables

The Annals of Probability, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Jan., 2008), pp. 143-159 (17 pages) It is shown that functions defined on {0, 1,..., r - 1}ⁿ satisfying certain conditions of bounded differences that ...
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On Asymptotic Expansions for Sums of Independent Random Variables with a Limiting Stable Distribution

Sankhyā: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Series A (1961-2002), Vol. 25, No. 1 (Jul., 1963), pp. 13-24 (12 pages) The sum of n independent and identically distributed random variables will, under ...
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Random Factor Analysis: What It Is, How It Works, Examples

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
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Discrete random variable

A random variable that can take only a certain specified set of individual possible values-for example, the positive integers 1, 2, 3, . . . For example, stock prices are discrete random variables, ...
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Simple Random Sampling: 6 Basic Steps With Examples

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...