New bounds on stein-type operators, with applications

Stein's method for probabiilstic approximation has been applied in a wide variety of settings. Chapter 1 of this thesis provides an introduction to Stein's method, outlining Stein's approach and introducing many of the concepts that will be developed in the main body of the work, Chap...

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Main Author: Daly, Fraser Alexander
Published: University of Nottingham 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.495590