Toward the best constant factor for the Rademacher-Gaussian tail comparison
Probability
2008-03-14 v1 Statistics Theory
Statistics Theory
Abstract
Let S_n:=a_1\vp_1+...+a_n\vp_n, where \vp_1,...,\vp_n are independent Rademacher random variables (r.v.'s) and a_1,...,a_n are any real numbers such that a_1^2+...+a_n^2=1. Let Z be a standard normal r.v. It is proved that the best constant factor c in inequality \P(S_n>x) \leq c\P(Z>x) for all x in \R is between two explicitly defined absolute constants c_1 and c_2 such that c_1<c_2 \approx 1.01c_1.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0605340,
title = {Toward the best constant factor for the Rademacher-Gaussian tail comparison},
author = {Iosif Pinelis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0605340},
year = {2008}
}
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16 pages, 1 figure