A lower bound on the probability of a union

被引:79
作者
deCaen, D [1 ]
机构
[1] QUEENS UNIV,DEPT MATH & STAT,KINGSTON,ON K7L 3N6,CANADA
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
Number:; -; Acronym:; NSERC; Sponsor: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada;
D O I
10.1016/S0012-365X(96)00107-0
中图分类号
O1 [数学];
学科分类号
0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
A lower bound on the probability P(A(1) boolean OR...boolean OR A(m)) is presented, in terms of the P(A(i))'s and P(A(i) boolean AND A(j))'s only. A comparison is made to a similar inequality due to Dawson and Sankoff (1967).
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页码:217 / 220
页数:4
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