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arxiv: 1801.05003 · v1 · pith:CP33PMY4new · submitted 2018-01-08 · 🧮 math.CA

Bounds for some entropies and special functions

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We consider a family of probability distributions depending on a real parameter and including the binomial, Poisson and negative binomial distributions. The corresponding index of coincidence satisfies a Heun differential equation and is a logarithmically convex function. Combining these facts we get bounds for the index of coincidence, and consequently for R\'{e}nyi and Tsallis entropies of order $2$.

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