An introduction to Stein's method /

A common theme in probability theory is the approximation of complicated probability distributions by simpler ones, the central limit theorem being a classical example. Stein's method is a tool which makes this possible in a wide variety of situations. Traditional approaches, for example using...

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Altres autors: Barbour, A. D., Chen, Louis H. Y. (Louis Hsiao Yun), 1940-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Singapore : Hackensack, N.J. : Singapore University Press ; World Scientific, ©2005.
Col·lecció:Lecture notes series (National University of Singapore. Institute for Mathematical Sciences) ; v. 4.
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Taula de continguts:
  • Normal approximation / Louis H.Y. Chen and Qi-Man Shao
  • Poisson and compound Poisson approximation / Torkel Erhardsson
  • Poisson process approximation / Aihua Zia
  • Three general approaches to Stein's method / Gesine Reinert.