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Approximation of the generalized Poisson binomial distribution: Asymptotic expansions

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Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, 2006 Vilnius, Lithuania. Translated from Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys, Vol. 37, No. 1. pp. 1–17, January–March, 1997.

Translated by V. Čekanavičius

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Čekanavičius, V. Approximation of the generalized Poisson binomial distribution: Asymptotic expansions. Lith Math J 37, 1–12 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02465434

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