Probability Inequalities for a Critical Galton--Watson Process

The upper bounds for the large deviation probabilities of a critical Galton--Watson process are derived under various conditions on the offspring distribution.

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Published inTheory of probability and its applications Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 225 - 247
Main Authors Nagaev, S. V., Vakhtel, V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics 01.01.2006
Subjects
Grants
Inequality
Probability
Random variables
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Summary:The upper bounds for the large deviation probabilities of a critical Galton--Watson process are derived under various conditions on the offspring distribution.
ISSN:0040-585X
1095-7219
DOI:10.1137/S0040585X97981640