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Bounds for coverage probabilities with applications to sequential coverage problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Peter J. Cooke
Peter J. Cooke*
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales
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Abstract

This paper discusses general bounds for coverage probabilities and moments of stopping rules for sequential coverage problems in geometrical probability. An approach to the study of the asymptotic behaviour of these moments is also presented.

Keywords

STOPPING RULESEQUENTIAL COVERAGESTIRLING NUMBERSASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOUR

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Research Papers
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , June 1974 , pp. 281 - 293
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1974 

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