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A survey of Chernoff and Hoeffding bounds

Discrete Mathematics 2025-06-19 v1 Data Structures and Algorithms

Abstract

This is a survey paper that discusses the original bounds of the seminal papers by Chernoff and Hoeffding. Moreover, it includes a variety of derivative bounds in a variety of forms. Complete proofs are provided as needed. The intent is to provide a repository of reference bounds for the interested researcher.

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@article{arxiv.2506.15612,
  title  = {A survey of Chernoff and Hoeffding bounds},
  author = {Alexandros V. Gerbessiotis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.15612},
  year   = {2025}
}