Saddle point approximation for the distribution of the sum of independent random variables

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DOI10.2307/1426607zbMath0425.60042OpenAlexW2331747324WikidataQ61603317 ScholiaQ61603317MaRDI QIDQ3860576

Robert Lugannani, Stephen Rice

Publication date: 1980

Published in: Advances in Applied Probability (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/1426607




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