Steins (magic) method
Probability
2014-11-06 v1
Abstract
The paper presents a general introduction to the astonishing method for deriving probability approximations that was invented by Charles Stein around 50 years ago.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1411.1179,
title = {Steins (magic) method},
author = {Andrew D. Barbour and Louis H. Y. Chen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.1179},
year = {2014}
}
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