Some Refinements of Large Deviation Tail Probabilities

MaRDI QIDQ6232782zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors László Györfi, Peter Harremoës, Gábor Tusnády

Publication date 4 May 2012

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Large deviations (60F10) Inequalities; stochastic orderings (60E15)

Abstract: We study tail probabilities via some Gaussian approximations. Our results make refinements to large deviation theory. The proof builds on classical results by Bahadur and Rao. Binomial distributions and their tail probabilities are discussed in more detail.

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