We derive new upper and lower bounds for probabilities that r or at least r out of n events occur. These bounds are optimal since they can turn to equalities. We describe a method of constructing of such bounds. It can be applied in case of measurable spaces and measures with sign as well. We also obtain bounds for conditional probabilities of combinations of events given σ-field. Averaging of both sides of inequalities for conditional probabilities can yield better bounds for unconditional probabilities.

Original languageEnglish
Article number109073
Number of pages10
JournalStatistics and Probability Letters
Volume173
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2021

    Research areas

  • Bonferroni inequalities, Borel–Cantelli lemma, Bounds for probabilities of combinations of events, Bounds for probabilities of unions of events, Chung–Erdős inequality, Measure of unions, Chung-Erdos inequality, INEQUALITIES, Borel-Cantelli lemma, LEAST R, STRINGENT BOUNDS, INTERSECTION, UNIONS

    Scopus subject areas

  • Statistics and Probability
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

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