The index of coincidence for the binomial distribution is log-convex

arXiv1706.05178MaRDI QIDQ6287916FDOQ6287916

Authors: Ioan Raşa 

Publication date: 16 June 2017

Abstract: We consider the binomial distribution with parameters $n$ and $x$, and show that the sum of the squared probabilities is a log-convex function of $x$. This completes the proof of a conjecture formulated in 2014. Applications to R'{e}nyi and Tsallis entropies are given.

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