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Amit N. Kumar
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In this paper, we develop Steins method for negative binomial distribution using call function defined by $f_z(k)=(k-z)^+=max{k-z,0}$, for $kge 0$ and $z ge 0$. We obtain error bounds between $mathbb{E}[f_z(text{N}_{r,p})]$ and $mathbb{E}[f_z(V)]$, where $text{N}_{r,p}$ follows negative binomial distribution and $V$ is the sum of locally dependent random variables, using certain conditions on moments. We demonstrate our results through an interesting application, namely, collateralized debt obligation (CDO), and compare the bounds with the existing bounds.
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We explore asymptotically optimal bounds for deviations of Bernoulli convolutions from the Poisson limit in terms of the Shannon relative entropy and the Pearson $chi^2$-distance. The results are based on proper non-uniform estimates for densities. They deal with models of non-homogeneous, non-degenerate Bernoulli distributions.
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Benfords law states that for many random variables X > 0 its leading digit D = D(X) satisfies approximately the equation P(D = d) = log_{10}(1 + 1/d) for d = 1,2,...,9. This phenomenon follows from another, maybe more intuitive fact, applied to Y := log_{10}(X): For many real random variables Y, the remainder U := Y - floor(Y) is approximately uniformly distributed on [0,1). The present paper provides new explicit bounds for the latter approximation in terms of the total variation of the density of Y or some derivative of it. These bounds are an interesting alternative to traditional Fourier methods which yield mostly qualitative results. As a by-product we obtain explicit bounds for the approximation error in Benfords law.
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