A probabilistic approach to Wallis' formula. Issue 13 (3rd July 2017)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- A probabilistic approach to Wallis' formula. Issue 13 (3rd July 2017)
- Main Title:
- A probabilistic approach to Wallis' formula
- Authors:
- Wei, Zhengyuan
Li, Juan
Zheng, Xiaoyang - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: We present an alternative proof of Wallis' formula from the probabilistic point of view. Based on the classical central limit theorem, some discrete distributions with additive property, such as binomial, negative binomial, Poisson and multinomial distributions, are considered to derive π/2.
- Is Part Of:
- Communications in statistics. Volume 46:Issue 13(2017)
- Journal:
- Communications in statistics
- Issue:
- Volume 46:Issue 13(2017)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 46, Issue 13 (2017)
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 46
- Issue:
- 13
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2017-0046-0013-0000
- Page Start:
- 6491
- Page End:
- 6496
- Publication Date:
- 2017-07-03
- Subjects:
- Central limit theorem -- normal approximation -- Wallis' formula
60E05
Mathematical statistics -- Periodicals
Mathematics
Statistics
519.2 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1080/03610926.2015.1129418 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0361-0926
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