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arxiv: 1311.5939 · v1 · pith:WINOG7JZnew · submitted 2013-11-23 · 🧮 math.PR · stat.OT

Hypergeometric tail inequalities: ending the insanity

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The hypergeometric distribution is briefly and informally surveyed, including popular notation, symmetries, and the tail inequalities $Pr[i \ge E[i]+tn] \le e^{-2t^2n}$ and $Pr[i \le E[i]-tn] \le e^{-2t^2n}$.

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