On the length of the longest head run

Novak, Serguei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7929-7641 (2017) On the length of the longest head run. Statistics & Probability Letters, 30 . pp. 111-114. ISSN 0167-7152 [Article] (doi:10.1016/j.spl.2017.06.020)

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2017.06.020

Abstract

We evaluate the accuracy of approximation to the distribution of the length of the longest head run in a Markov chain with a discrete state space. An estimate of the accuracy of approximation in terms of the total variation distance is established for the first time.

Item Type:	Article
Research Areas:	A. > School of Science and Technology > Design Engineering and Mathematics
Item ID:	22123
Useful Links:	Middlesex University Expert Profile Publisher
Depositing User:	Serguei Novak
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2017 08:36
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2022 20:30
URI:	https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/22123

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