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Nico M Temme

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New asymptotic representations of the noncentral $t$-distribution

New asymptotic approximations of the non-central $t$ distribution are given, a generalization of the Student's $t$ distribution. Using new integral representations, we give new asymptotic expansions for large values of the noncentrality parameter but also for large values of the degrees of freedom parameter. In some case we accept more than one large parameter. These results are in terms of elementary functions, but also in terms of the complementary error function and the incomplete gamma function. A number of numerical tests demonstrate the performance of the asymptotic approximations.

math.PR

Remarks on Slater's asymptotic expansions of Kummer functions for large values of the $a-$parameter

In Slater's 1960 standard work on confluent hypergeometric functions, also called Kummer functions, a number of asymptotic expansions of these functions can be found. We summarize expansions derived from a differential equation for large values of the $a-$parameter. We show how similar expansions can be derived by using integral representations, and we observe discrepancies with Slater's expansions.

math.CA