Towards a theory of negative dependence

dc.creatorPemantle, Robin
dc.date2004-04-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:06:15Z
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dc.descriptionThe FKG theorem says that the POSITIVE LATTICE CONDITION, an easily checkable hypothesis which holds for many natural families of events, implies POSITIVE ASSOCIATION, a very useful property. Thus there is a natural and useful theory of positively dependent events. There is, as yet, no corresponding theory of negatively dependent events. There is, however, a need for such a theory. This paper, unfortunately, contains no substantial theorems. Its purpose is to present examples that motivate a need for such a theory, give plausibility arguments for the existence of such a theory, outline a few possible directions such a theory might take, and state a number of specific conjectures which pertain to the examples and to a wish list of theorems.
dc.description31 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0404095
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0404095
dc.identifierJ. Math. Phys., 41, 1371 - 1390 (2000)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/130540
dc.subjectProbability
dc.subjectStatistics Theory
dc.subject60C05 (Primary) 62H20, 05E05 (Secondary)
dc.titleTowards a theory of negative dependence
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