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VOL. 55 | 2007 A note on Talagrand’s convex hull concentration inequality
Chapter Author(s) David Pollard
Editor(s) Eric A. Cator, Geurt Jongbloed, Cor Kraaikamp, Hendrik P. Lopuhaä, Jon A. Wellner
IMS Lecture Notes Monogr. Ser., 2007: 196-203 (2007) DOI: 10.1214/074921707000000364

Abstract

The paper reexamines an argument by Talagrand that leads to a remarkable exponential tail bound for the concentration of probability near a set. The main novelty is the replacement of a mysterious calculus inequality by an application of Jensen's inequality.

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Published: 1 January 2007
First available in Project Euclid: 4 December 2007

zbMATH: 1180.60018
MathSciNet: MR2459940

Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/074921707000000364

Subjects:
Primary: 62E20
Secondary: 60F05 , 62G08 , 62G20

Keywords: concentration of measure , Convex hull , convexity

Rights: Copyright © 2007, Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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