Exercise 5.14

Let X be Binomial B ( p , n ) with p>0 fixed, and a>0. Show that

P ( | X n p | > a ) p ( 1 p ) a 2 n min { p ( 1 p ) , a n }

Answers

P ( ( | X n p | ) ( a ) ) E | X n p | a .It follows from the Markov’s inequality. By the concavity of the function of taking squared root, E | X n p | a E ( X n p ) 2 a . For another inequality, P ( ( X n p ) 2 a 2 ) E ( X n p ) 2 a 2 .Then the fact that E ( X n p ) 2 = p ( 1 p ) n completes the proof.

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