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On negative dependence inequalities and maximal scores in round-robin tournaments

Probability 2022-02-07 v3 Statistics Theory Statistics Theory

Abstract

We extend Huber's (1963) inequality for the joint distribution function of negative dependent scores in round-robin tournaments. As a byproduct, this extension implies convergence in probability of the maximal score in round-robin tournaments in a more general setting.

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@article{arxiv.2104.01450,
  title  = {On negative dependence inequalities and maximal scores in round-robin tournaments},
  author = {Yaakov Malinovsky and John W. Moon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.01450},
  year   = {2022}
}