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On the relative error between the binomial and the hypergeometric distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2020

Ulrich Abel*
Affiliation:
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Department MND, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße 13, 61169Friedberg, Germany e-mail: Ulrich.Abel@mnd.thm.de

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© Mathematical Association 2020

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