On the number of cycles in a random permutation

Maples, Kenneth and Zeindler, Dirk and Nikeghbali, Ashkan (2012) On the number of cycles in a random permutation. Electronic Communications in Probability, 17: 20. ISSN 1083-589X

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Abstract

We show that the number of cycles in a random permutation chosen according to generalized Ewens measure is normally distributed and compute asymptotic estimates for the mean and variance.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Journal or Publication Title:

Electronic Communications in Probability

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Uncontrolled Keywords:

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Subjects:

?? random permutationgeneralized ewens measure total number of cycles central limit theoremlarge deviationsstatistics and probabilitystatistics, probability and uncertainty ??

Departments:

Faculty of Science and Technology > Mathematics and Statistics

ID Code:

70747

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ep_importer_pure

Deposited On:

12 Sep 2014 08:19

Refereed?:

Yes

Published?:

Published

Last Modified:

11 Apr 2025 01:11

URI:

https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/70747