The asymptotic probability of a tie for first place
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Publication:1308698
DOI10.1214/aoap/1177005360zbMath0787.60029OpenAlexW2040941461MaRDI QIDQ1308698
Bennett Eisenberg, Gilbert Strang, Gilbert Stengle
Publication date: 19 May 1994
Published in: The Annals of Applied Probability (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1214/aoap/1177005360
Central limit and other weak theorems (60F05) Extreme value theory; extremal stochastic processes (60G70) Zero-one laws (60F20)
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