On estimation of a density and its derivatives

Summary Letf _n ^(p) be a recursive kernel estimate off ^(p) thepth order derivative of the probability density functionf, based on a random sample of sizen. In this paper, we provide bounds for the moments of and show that the rate of almost sure convergence of to zero isO(n ^−α), α<(r−p)/(2r+1), iff ^(r),r>p≧0, is a continuousL ₂(−∞, ∞) function. Similar rate-factor is also obtained for the almost sure convergence of to zero under different conditions onf. This work was supported in part by the Research Foundation of SUNY.     

Maximal deviation theory of some estimators of prior distribution functions

Summary Let be a sequence of independent identically distributed random variables withθ ₁∼G and the conditional distribution ofx ₁ givenθ ₁=θ given by . HereG is unknown andF _θ(·) is known. This paper provides estimators ofG based onx ₁, …,x _n such that the random variable sup has an asymptotic distribution asn→∞ under certain on conditionsG and for certain choices ofF _θ. A simulation model has been discussed involving the uniform distribution on (0, θ) forF _θ and an exponential distribution forG. Research supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant #MCS77-26809.     

Fourier and Hermite series estimates of regression functions

Summary In the paper we estimate a regressionm(x)=E {Y|X=x} from a sequence of independent observations (X ₁,Y ₁),…, (X _n, Y_n) of a pair (X, Y) of random variables. We examine an estimate of a type , whereN depends onn andϕ _N is Dirichlet kernel and the kernel associated with the hermite series. Assuming, that E|Y|<∞ and |Y|≦γ≦∞, we give condition for to converge tom(x) at almost allx, provided thatX has a density. if the regression hass derivatives, then converges tom(x) as rapidly asO(nC^{−(2s−1)/4s}) in probability andO(n ^{−(2s−1)/4s} logn) almost completely.     

Asymptotic formulas for the hyperġeometric function2 F 1 of matrix argument,useful in multivariate analysis

Summary LetS _i have the Wishart distributionW _p(∑_i,n_i) fori=1,2. An asymptotic expansion of the distribution of for large n=n₁+n₂ is derived, when∑ ₁∑ ₂ ⁻¹ =I+n^−1/2θ, based on an asymptotic solution of the system of partial differential equations for the hypergeometric function₂ F ₁, obtained recently by Muirhead [2]. Another asymptotic formula is also applied to the distributions of −2 log λ and −log|S ₂(S ₁+S ₂)⁻¹| under fixed∑ ₁∑ ₂ ⁻¹ , which gives the earlier results by Nagao [4]. Some useful asymptotic formulas for₁ F ₁ were investigated by Sugiura [7].     

Reverse inequalities

There are reverse inequalities for square functions of differences arising in ergodic theory and differentiation of functions. For example, it is shown that if A_n is the usual average in ergodic theory, and (n_k∶k=1,2,3,...) is an increasing lacunary sequence with no non-trivial common divisor, then one has for any p, 1<p<∞, there is a constant C_p such that for all f∃ L_p(X),

Global Existence of Positive Periodic Solutions for a Distributed Delay Competition Model

By using the continuation theorem of Mawhin's coincidence degree theory, a sufficient condition is derived for the existence of positive periodic solutions for a distributed delay competition modelwhere ri and r2 are continuous w-periodic functions in R+=[0,∞) with ,ai,ci(i =1,2) are positive continuous w-periodic functions in R+=[0,∞),bi (i = 1,2) is nonnegative continuous w-periodic function in R+=[0,∞), w and T are positive constants. Ki,Lt ∈ C([-T,0], (01 88)) and Ki(s)ds = 1,ds - 1. i = 1,2. Some known results are improved and extended.     

Diffeomorphism classification of smooth weighted complete intersections

Xn(d1, . . . , dr-1, dr; w) and Xn(e1, . . . , er-1, dr; w) are two complex odd-dimensional smooth weighted complete intersections defined in a smooth weighted hypersurface Xn+r-1(dr; w). We prove that they are diffeomorphic if and only if they have the same total degree d, the Pontrjagin classes and the Euler characteristic, under the following assumptions: the weights w = (ω0, . . . , ωn+r) are pairwise relatively prime and odd, νp(d/dr) ≥ 2n+1/ 2(p-1) + 1 for all primes p with p(p-1) ≤ n + 1, where νp(d/dr) satisfies d/dr =Ⅱp prime pνp (d/dr).     

Multilinear Singular Integrals with Rough Kernel

For a class of multilinear singular integral operators T _A ,

Nonparametric estimation of an affinity measure between two absolutely continuous distributions with hypotheses testing applications

LetF andG denote two distribution functions defined on the same probability space and are absolutely continuous with respect to the Lebesgue measure with probability density functionsf andg, respectively. A measure of the closeness betweenF andG is defined by: . Based on two independent samples it is proposed to estimate λ by , whereF _n (x) andG _n (x) are the empirical distribution functions ofF(x) andG(x) respectively and and are taken to be the so-called kernel estimates off(x) andg(x) respectively, as defined by Parzen [16]. Large sample theory of is presented and a two sample goodness-of-fit test is presented based on . Also discussed are estimates of certain modifications of λ which allow us to propose some test statistics for the one sample case, i.e., wheng(x)=f ₀ (x), withf ₀ (x) completely known and for testing symmetry, i.e., testingH ₀:f(x)=f(−x).     

Homological Connectivity Of Random 2-Complexes

Let Δ_n−1 denote the (n − 1)-dimensional simplex. Let Y be a random 2-dimensional subcomplex of Δ_n−1 obtained by starting with the full 1-dimensional skeleton of Δ_n−1 and then adding each 2−simplex independently with probability p. Let denote the first homology group of Y with mod 2 coefficients. It is shown that for any function ω(n) that tends to infinity

Inequalities for derivatives of functions in the spaces <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>

  We obtain a new sharp inequality for the local norms of functions x ∈ L _{∞, ∞} ^r (R), namely,

Weighted estimates of Calderon’s commutators on complex plane

Let V(z) be a complex-valued function on the complex plane ℂ satisfying the condition |V(z) − V(ζ)| ≤ w|z − ζ|, z, ζ ε ℂ; ω ≥ 0 be a Muckenhoupt A _p weight on ℂ; i.e., the inequality

Moments of a statistic caused by random combinations or random matings

Summary Given two sets of sizek, {α ₁...,α _k} and {β ₁...,β _k} there arek! possible combinations of these two , and suppose there is apriori given a number corresponding to the partnership (α ₁,β _j}. The average of the numbers corresponding to is a random variable, and this paper presents the first five moments of the average, and an application in the study of an isolated human population is demonstrated.     

Boundedness and compactness of the embedding between spaces with multiweighted derivatives when 1 ⩽ <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis> < <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis> < ∞

We consider a new Sobolev type function space called the space with multiweighted derivatives $ W_{p,\bar \alpha }^n $ W_{p,\bar \alpha }^n , where $ \bar \alpha $ \bar \alpha = (α ₀, α ₁,…, α _n ), α _i ∈ ℝ, i = 0, 1,…, n, and $ \left\| f \right\|W_{p,\bar \alpha }^n = \left\| {D_{\bar \alpha }^n f} \right\|_p + \sum\limits_{i = 0}^{n - 1} {\left| {D_{\bar \alpha }^i f(1)} \right|} $ \left\| f \right\|W_{p,\bar \alpha }^n = \left\| {D_{\bar \alpha }^n f} \right\|_p + \sum\limits_{i = 0}^{n - 1} {\left| {D_{\bar \alpha }^i f(1)} \right|} ,

Asymptotic distribution of a Cramér-von mises type statistic for testing symmetry when the center is estimated

Summary In this paper we investigate the effect of estimating the center of symmetry on a Cramér-von Mises type statistic for testing the symmetry of a distribution function. The test statistic is defined by whereF _n is the empirical distribution function andS[F _n] is an estimator of the center ofF which is consistent with the ordern ^1/2 and has von Mises derivative. The asymptotic distribution ofnT ₀[F_n] under the null hypothesis is obtained. The distribution depends on the distributionF and on the estimatorS[F _n]. The Institute of Statistical Mathematics     

Precise asymptotics in the law of the iterated logarithm*

Let X₁, X₂, ... be i.i.d. random variables with EX₁ = 0 and positive, finite variance σ², and set S_n = X₁ + ... + X_n. For any α > −1, β > −1/2 and for κ_n(ε) a function of ε and n such that κ_n(ε) log log n → λ as n ↑ ∞ and , we prove that

Représentation intégrale de fonctionnelles convexes sur un espace de mesures

Résumé Partant d’un résultat abstrait de représentation intègrale pour une fonctionnelle convexe faiblement s.c.i. sur [M _b (Ω)] ^d (obtenu grace à [1]); on établit un résultat de convergence pour une suite de fonctionnelles du type μ _n εM _b ⁺ (Ω),f _n : Ω×R ^d →−∞, +∞] inté Quelques exemples motivés par des applications à la mécanique sont ensuite traités.

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Riassunto Partendo da un risultato astratto di rappresentazione integrale per un funzionale convesso debolmente s.c.i. su [M _b (Ω)] ^d (ottenuto grazie a [1]), si dimostra un risultato di convergenza per una successione di funzionali del tipo con μ _n εM _b ⁺ (Ω),f _n : Ω×R ^d →−∞, +∞] integrando normale convesso. Vengono inoltre trattati alcuni esempi motivati da applicazioni alla Meccanica.

     

On a periodic prey-predator system with infinite delays

§1　IntroductionAnvarovandLarinov[1]introducedthefollowingprey-predatorsystem:x(t)=x(t)[α-γy(t)-γ∫∞0K1(s)y(t-s)ds-∫∞0∫∞0R1(s,θ)y(t-s)y(t-θ)dθds],y(t)=y(t)[-β μx(t) μ∫∞0K2(s)x(t-s)ds ∫∞0∫∞0R2(s,θ)x(t-θ)x(t-s)dθds],(1)whereα,γ,βandμarepositiveconstants,Ki∈C([0,∞),(0,∞))andRi∈C([0,∞)×[0,∞),(0,∞)),i=1,2.Fortheecologicalsenseofsystem(1),wereferto[1,2]andrefer-encescitedtherein.Sincerealisticmodelsrequiretheinclusionoftheeffectofchangingen-vironment,itmot…     

Nonoscillation for a Second Order Linear Delay Differential Equation with Impulses

A group of necessary and sufficient conditions for the nonoscillation of a second order linear delayequation with impulses(r(t)u')'=-p(t)u(t-τ)are obtained in this paper,where p(t)=sum from ∞to n=1 a_n δ(t-t_n),δ(t) is a Dirac δ-unction,and for each n∈N,a_n>0,t_n→∞as n→∞.Furthermore,the boundedness of the solutions is also investigated if the equationis nonoscillatory.An example is given to illustrate the use of the main theorems.     

Some convergence theorems on a supercritical Galton-Watson process

Summary LetX=(X _n; n≧0,X ₀=1) be a supercritical Galton-Watson process. The limiting distribution of ) where is the m.l.e. of the offspring mean, is derived. As an application of this result, some limit theorems leading ultimately to a parameter free result of statistical interest, are also established.