A tight Gaussian bound for weighted sums of Rademacher random variables
Probability
2015-06-02 v2
Abstract
Let be independent identically distributed Rademacher random variables, that is . Let , where is a vector such that . We find the smallest possible constant in the inequality where is a standard normal random variable. This optimal value is equal to
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@article{arxiv.1307.3451,
title = {A tight Gaussian bound for weighted sums of Rademacher random variables},
author = {Vidmantas Kastytis Bentkus and Dainius Dzindzalieta},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.3451},
year = {2015}
}
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Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.3150/14-BEJ603 in the Bernoulli (http://isi.cbs.nl/bernoulli/) by the International Statistical Institute/Bernoulli Society (http://isi.cbs.nl/BS/bshome.htm)