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Asymptotic properties of subcritical Galton-Watson processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

J. H. Bagley*
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
*
Postal address: Statistical Laboratory, Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.

Abstract

Results connecting Yaglom's limit and Z1 are obtained. For example, if α > 1, E[Zα1] and converge or diverge together.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1982 

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