Bounding Standard Gaussian Tail Probabilities
Abstract
We review various inequalities for Mills' ratio (1 - )/φ, where φ and denote the standard Gaussian density and distribution function, respectively. Elementary considerations involving finite continued fractions lead to a general approximation scheme which implies and refines several known bounds.
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