A lower bound on the probability that a binomial random variable is exceeding its mean
Probability
2016-04-22 v1
Abstract
We provide a lower bound on the probability that a binomial random variable is exceeding its mean. Our proof employs estimates on the mean absolute deviation and the tail conditional expectation of binomial random variables.
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@article{arxiv.1604.06283,
title = {A lower bound on the probability that a binomial random variable is exceeding its mean},
author = {Christos Pelekis and Jan Ramon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1604.06283},
year = {2016}
}
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7 pages