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Asymptotic Approximation of an Integral Involving the Normal Distribution*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

J. P. McClure  and
R. Wong
J. P. McClure
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics And Astronomy, University of ManitobaWinnipeg, CanadaR3T 2N2
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Abstract

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An asymptotic approximation is obtained, as k → ∞, for the integral

where Φ is the cumulative distribution function for a standard normal random variable, and L is a positive constant. The problem is motivated by a question in statistics, and an outline of'the application is given. Similar methods may be used to approximate other integrals involving the normal distribution.

Keywords

41A6062E20
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , 01 June 1986 , pp. 167 - 176
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1986

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