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math.PR2011★ 2 cited
A note on a variance bound for the multinomial and the negative multinomial distribution
G. Afendras, V. Papathanasiou
We prove a Chernoff-type upper variance bound for the multinomial and the negative multinomial distribution. An application is also given.
math.PR2011★ 3 cited
Unified extension of variance bounds for integrated Pearson family
G. Afendras
We use some properties of orthogonal polynomials to provide a class of upper/lower variance bounds for a function of an absolutely continuous random variable , in terms o…