Dewey Class |
519.2 |
Title |
Normal Approximation by Stein’s Method ([Ebook]) / by Louis H.Y. Chen, Larry Goldstein, Qi-Man Shao. |
Author |
Chen, Louis H.Y. |
Added Personal Name |
Goldstein, Larry Joel |
Shao, Qi-Man |
Other name(s) |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
Publication |
Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer , 2011. |
Physical Details |
XII, 408 pages : online resource. |
Series |
Probability and Its Applications 1431-7028 |
ISBN |
9783642150074 |
Summary Note |
Since its introduction in 1972, Steinâs method has offered a completely novel way of evaluating the quality of normal approximations. Through its characterizing equation approach, it is able to provide approximation error bounds in a wide variety of situations, even in the presence of complicated dependence. Use of the method thus opens the door to the analysis of random phenomena arising in areas including statistics, physics, and molecular biology. Though Stein's method for normal approximation is now mature, the literature has so far lacked a complete self contained treatment. This volume contains thorough coverage of the methodâs fundamentals, includes a large number of recent developments in both theory and applications, and will help accelerate the appreciation, understanding, and use of Stein's method by providing the reader with the tools needed to apply it in new situations. It addresses researchers as well as graduate students in Probability, Statistics and Combinatorics.: |
Contents note |
Preface -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Fundamentals of Stein's Method -- 3.Berry-Esseen Bounds for Independent Random Variables -- 4.L 1 Bounds -- 5.L 1 by Bounded Couplings -- 6 L 1: Applications -- 7.Non-uniform Bounds for Independent Random Variables -- 8.Uniform and Non-uniform Bounds under Local Dependence -- 9.Uniform and Non-Uniform Bounds for Non-linear Statistics -- 10.Moderate Deviations -- 11.Multivariate Normal Approximation -- 12.Discretized normal approximation -- 13.Non-normal Approximation -- 14.Extensions -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Notation. |
System details note |
Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users). |
Internet Site |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15007-4 |
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