Uniform Convergence and the Free Central Limit Theorem

Convergence rates for the central limit theorem.

The Edgeworth Expansion and Convergence in the Central Limit Theorem

For regularity of φ, proceed by induction, write the derivative difference quotient, use the mean value theorem on the corresponding integrand and apply LDCT. • Corollary 1 If X has m finite moment and law μ, then φ(ξ) = ∫ R e (ix)dμ(x) for k ≤ m. • Theorem 2 If S = ∑n k=1 Xk where {Xk} are independent with c.f.’s φk the c.f. of S, φ satisfies φ = ∏n k=1 φk. Proof: The law of S is the n-fold co...

Mcmc Convergence Diagnostic via the Central Limit Theorem

Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, as introduced by Gelfand and Smith (1990), provide a simulation based strategy for statistical inference. The application elds related to these methods, as well as theoretical convergence properties, have been intensively studied in the recent literature. However, many improvements are still expected to provide workable and theoretically well-grounded so...

Convergence of Moments in a Markov-chain Central Limit Theorem

Let (Xi)1i=0 be a V -uniformly ergodic Markov chain on a general state space, and let be its stationary distribution. For g : X! R, de ne Wk(g) := k 1=2 k 1 X i=0 g(Xi) (g) : It is shown that if jgj V 1=n for a positive integer n, then ExWk(g) n converges to the n-th moment of a normal random variable with expectation 0 and variance 2 g := (g ) (g) + 1 X j=1 Z g(x)Exg(Xj) (g) 2 : This extends t...

Central Limit Theorem in Multitype Branching Random Walk

A discrete time multitype (p-type) branching random walk on the real line R is considered. The positions of the j-type individuals in the n-th generation form a point process. The asymptotic behavior of these point processes, when the generation size tends to infinity, is studied. The central limit theorem is proved.