Bernstein-Type Bounds for Beta Distribution

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Main Author: Skorski, Maciej
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Published: 2021
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author Skorski, Maciej
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contents This work obtains sharp closed-form exponential concentration inequalities of Bernstein type for the ubiquitous beta distribution, improving upon sub-gaussian and sub-gamma bounds previously studied in this context. The proof leverages a novel handy recursion of order 2 for central moments of the beta distribution, obtained from the hypergeometric representations of moments; this recursion is useful for obtaining explicit expressions for central moments and various tail approximations.
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spellingShingle Bernstein-Type Bounds for Beta Distribution
Skorski, Maciej
Probability
Statistics Theory
Applications
60E05
G.3
This work obtains sharp closed-form exponential concentration inequalities of Bernstein type for the ubiquitous beta distribution, improving upon sub-gaussian and sub-gamma bounds previously studied in this context. The proof leverages a novel handy recursion of order 2 for central moments of the beta distribution, obtained from the hypergeometric representations of moments; this recursion is useful for obtaining explicit expressions for central moments and various tail approximations.
title Bernstein-Type Bounds for Beta Distribution
topic Probability
Statistics Theory
Applications
60E05
G.3
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.02094