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On the variance of the sample correlation between two independent lattice processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Sylvia Richardson*
Affiliation:
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
Denis Hemon*
Affiliation:
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
*
Postal address: U170 Statistiques, 16 bis avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800 Villejuif, France.
Postal address: U170 Statistiques, 16 bis avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800 Villejuif, France.

Abstract

Consider two stochastically independent, stationary Gaussian lattice processes with zero means, {X(u), u (Z2} and {Y(u), u (Z2}. An asymptotic expression for the variance of the sample correlation between {X(u)} and {Y(u)} over a finite square is derived. This expression also holds for a wide class of domains in Z2. As an illustration, the asymptotic variance of the correlation between two first-order autonormal schemes is evaluated.

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Short Communications
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1981 

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