Central Limit Theorems for Asymptotically Negatively Associated Random Fields

Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate the central limit theorems for asymptotically negatively dependent random fields under lower moment conditions or the Lindeberg condition. Results obtained improve a central limit theorem of Roussas [11] for negatively assiated fields and the main results of Su and Chi [18], and also include a central limit of theorem for weakly negatively associated random variables similar to that of Burton et al. [20]. Research supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 19701011)     

A universal result in almost sure central limit theory

The discovery of the almost sure central limit theorem (Brosamler, Math. Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 104 (1988) 561–574; Schatte, Math. Nachr. 137 (1988) 249–256) revealed a new phenomenon in classical central limit theory and has led to an extensive literature in the past decade. In particular, a.s. central limit theorems and various related ‘logarithmic’ limit theorems have been obtained for several classes of independent and dependent random variables. In this paper we extend this theory and show that not only the central limit theorem, but every weak limit theorem for independent random variables, subject to minor technical conditions, has an analogous almost sure version. For many classical limit theorems this involves logarithmic averaging, as in the case of the CLT, but we need radically different averaging processes for ‘more sensitive’ limit theorems. Several examples of such a.s. limit theorems are discussed.     

An almost sure central limit theorem for the weight function sequences of NA random variables

Consider the weight function sequences of NA random variables. This paper proves that the almost sure central limit theorem holds for the weight function sequences of NA random variables. Our results generalize and improve those on the almost sure central limit theorem previously obtained from the i.i.d. case to NA sequences.     

A fuzzy bootstrap test for the mean with <Emphasis Type="Italic">D</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p,q</Emphasis></Subscript>-distance

In this paper, we consider the problem of testing a simple hypothesis about the mean of a fuzzy random variable. For this purpose, we take a distance between the sample mean and the mean in the null hypothesis as a test statistic. An asymptotic test about the fuzzy mean is obtained by using a central limit theorem. The asymptotical distribution is ω ₂-distribution. The ω ₂-distribution is only known for special cases, thus we have considered random LR-fuzzy numbers. In the fuzzy concept, in addition to the existence of several versions of the central limit theorem, there is another practical disadvantage: The limit law is, in most cases, difficult to handle. Therefore, the central limit theorem for fuzzy random variable does not seem to be a very useful tool to make inferences on the mean of fuzzy random variable. Thus we use the bootstrap technique. Finally, by means of a simulation study, we show that the bootstrap method is a powerful tool in the statistical hypothesis testing about the mean of fuzzy random variables.     

Expansions for the Distributions of Some Normalized Summations of Random Numbers of I.I.D. Random Variables

The central limit theorem for a normalized summation of random number of i.i.d. random variables is well known. In this paper we improve the central limit theorem by providing a two-term expansion for the distribution when the random number is the first time that a simple random walk exceeds a given level. Some numerical evidences are provided to show that this expansion is more accurate than the simple normality approximation for a specific problem considered.     

A non-uniform estimate of the rate of convergence in the central limit theorem for m-dependent random fields

Summary A non-uniform estimate of the rate of convergence in the central limit theorem for m-dependent random fields is obtained extending the work of Maejima (1978) for m-dependent random variables.     

Central limit theorem and almost sure central limit theorem for the product of some partial sums

In this paper, we give the central limit theorem and almost sure central limit theorem for products of some partial sums of independent identically distributed random variables.     

A tracial quantum central limit theorem

We prove a central limit theorem for non-commutative random variables in a von Neumann algebra with a tracial state: Any non-commutative polynomial of averages of i.i.d. samples converges to a classical limit. The proof is based on a central limit theorem for ordered joint distributions together with a commutator estimate related to the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff expansion. The result can be considered a generalization of Johansson's theorem on the limiting distribution of the shape of a random word in a fixed alphabet as its length goes to infinity.

     

A central limit theorem for independent summands with infinite variances

A central limit theorem for independent summands having variances tending to infinity at a certain rate is obtained. This result is extended to the cases where the sample size is random and where the random variables are vector-valued.     

Central limit theorem for Banach space valued fuzzy random variables

In this paper we prove a central limit theorem for Borel measurable nonseparably valued random elements in the case of Banach space valued fuzzy random variables.