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arxiv: 1706.05178 · v1 · pith:AQDSA5E7new · submitted 2017-06-16 · 🧮 math.CA

The index of coincidence for the binomial distribution is log-convex

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We consider the binomial distribution with parameters $n$ and $x$, and show that the sum of the squared probabilities is a log-convex function of $x$. This completes the proof of a conjecture formulated in 2014. Applications to R\'{e}nyi and Tsallis entropies are given.

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