Stein's method for comparison of univariate distributions

We propose a new general version of Stein's method for univariate distributions. In particular we propose a canonical definition of the Stein operator of a probability distribution {which is based on a linear difference or differential-type operator}. The resulting Stein identity highlights the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ley, C, Reinert, G, Swan, Y
Format: Journal article
Published: Cornell University Library 2016