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ANALYZE Statement

You use the ANALYZE statement to estimate the parameters of the probability distribution specified in the DISTRIBUTION statement without producing any graphical output. The ANALYZE statement performs ...
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Exact Values and Sharp Estimates for the Total Variation Distance between Binomial and Poisson Distributions

We present a method to obtain both exact values and sharp estimates for the total variation distance between binomial and Poisson distributions with the same mean λ. We give a simple efficient ...
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The Generalized Mean Differences of the Binomial and Poisson Distributions

Biometrika is primarily a journal of statistics in which emphasis is placed on papers containing original theoretical contributions of direct or potential value in applications. From time to time, ...
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Discrete Probability Distributions

Continuous Variable: can take on any value between two specified values. Obtained by measuring. Covariance: a measure of the direction of the linear relationship between two variables. Discrete ...