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Some estimates of geometric sums

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  • Bon, Jean-Louis
  • Kalashnikov, Vladimir

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The paper is devoted to analysis of geometric convolutions emerging in various fields of applied probability and, in particular, in reliability. The problem of bounding the distribution of such sums has been the subject of numerous works for last 20 years. Various bounds were proposed but their accuracy was sometimes not satisfactory for applications to highly reliable systems especially in the case of relatively small values of the time argument. Using truncation arguments, we propose new two-sided inequalities improving some known bounds.

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  • Bon, Jean-Louis & Kalashnikov, Vladimir, 2001. "Some estimates of geometric sums," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 55(1), pages 89-97, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:55:y:2001:i:1:p:89-97
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    1. Embrechts, P. & Veraverbeke, N., 1982. "Estimates for the probability of ruin with special emphasis on the possibility of large claims," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 1(1), pages 55-72, January.
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