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Limit theorems for dissociated random variables

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

B. W. Silverman
B. W. Silverman*
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University of Cambridge
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Abstract

Families of exchangeably dissociated random variables are defined and discussed. These include families of the form g(Yi, Yj, …, Yz) for some function g of m arguments and some sequence Yn of i.i.d. random variables on any suitable space. A central limit theorem for exchangeably dissociated random variables is proved and some remarks on the closeness of the normal approximation are made. The weak convergence of the empirical distribution process to a Gaussian process is proved. Some applications to data analysis are discussed.

Keywords

CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREMDISTANCE DISTRIBUTIONSIMILARITY MEASURETEST OF RANDOMNESSTEST OF CLUSTERINGCLUSTER ANALYSISDEPENDENT RANDOM VARIABLESWEAK CONVERGENCEEMPIRICAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONGAUSSIAN PROCESSGRAPH COLOURING
Type
Research Article
Information
Advances in Applied Probability , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , December 1976 , pp. 806 - 819
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1976 

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