On the probability that a binomial variable is at most its expectation
Probability
2020-10-20 v2
Abstract
Consider the probability that a binomial random variable Bi with integer expectation is at most its expectation. Chv\'atal conjectured that for any given , this probability is smallest when is the integer closest to . We show that this holds when is large.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2009.13781,
title = {On the probability that a binomial variable is at most its expectation},
author = {Svante Janson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.13781},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
12 pages. v2: typos corrected