# EXPONENTIAL PROBABILITY INEQUALITY FOR LINEARLY NEGATIVE QUADRANT DEPENDENT RANDOM VARIABLES

Ko, Mi-Hwa;Choi, Yong-Kab;Choi, Yue-Soon

• Published : 2007.01.31
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#### Abstract

In this paper, a Berstein-Hoeffding type inequality is established for linearly negative quadrant dependent random variables. A condition is given for almost sure convergence and the associated rate of convergence is specified.

#### Keywords

exponential inequality;negatively associated;linearly negative quadrant dependent;almost sure convergence

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