Tight Lower Bound on the Probability of a Binomial Exceeding its Expectation
This provides a foundational inequality for analyzing relative deviation bounds in learning theory, addressing a core problem in statistical learning theory.
The paper proves a tight lower bound on the probability that a binomial random variable exceeds its expected value, with the bound being exact and applicable in contexts like learning theory and generalization bounds.
We give the proof of a tight lower bound on the probability that a binomial random variable exceeds its expected value. The inequality plays an important role in a variety of contexts, including the analysis of relative deviation bounds in learning theory and generalization bounds for unbounded loss functions.