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The Bounds Based on the Functions of Observations for Maximum of Stable Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

A. K. Basu
Affiliation:
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
M. T. Wasan
Affiliation:
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
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Gnedenko and Kolmogorov [3, pp. 181-182] have shown that if Xn with law F(x) belong to the domain of normal attraction of a stable law of index 0<α<2, i.e. if partial sum Sn/an1/α converges in distribution to some stable law Vα, a>0 then there exist c1 and c2 such that

and

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Mathematical Notes
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1972

References

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