THE EXACT AND ASYMPTOTIC-DISTRIBUTION OF OVERLAPPING SUCCESS RUNS

被引:12
作者
GODBOLE, AP
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT STAT & APPL PROBABIL,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[2] MICHIGAN TECHNOL UNIV,DEPT MATH SCI,HOUGHTON,MI 49931
关键词
OVERLAPPING SUCCESS RUNS; DISTRIBUTIONS OF ORDER-K; M-DEPENDENT RANDOM VARIABLES; INCLUSION-EXCLUSION;
D O I
10.1080/03610929208830825
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
Let M = M(n,k) and N = N(n,k) denote, respectively, the number of overlapping and non-overlapping success runs of fixed length k in n Bernoulli (p) trials. We derive an alternative formula for P(M = x) which is substantially simpler to apply than the one in Ling (1988). Our method of proof brings out several connections between the distributions of M and N. Poisson approximations and a Berry-Esseen theorem are obtained for M, and applications are indicated.
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页码:953 / 967
页数:15
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