The index of coincidence for the binomial distribution is log-convex
Abstract
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\'enyi and Tsallis entropies are given.
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