Gaussian limits for generalized spacings

dc.creatorBaryshnikov, Yu.
dc.creatorPenrose, Mathew D.
dc.creatorYukich, J. E.
dc.date2008-04-25
dc.date2009-03-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:49:08Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:49:08Z
dc.descriptionNearest neighbor cells in $R^d,d\in\mathbb{N}$, are used to define coefficients of divergence ($ϕ$-divergences) between continuous multivariate samples. For large sample sizes, such distances are shown to be asymptotically normal with a variance depending on the underlying point density. In $d=1$, this extends classical central limit theory for sum functions of spacings. The general results yield central limit theorems for logarithmic $k$-spacings, information gain, log-likelihood ratios and the number of pairs of sample points within a fixed distance of each other.
dc.descriptionPublished in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/08-AAP537 the Annals of Applied Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aap/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0804.4123
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0804.4123
dc.identifierAnnals of Applied Probability 2009, Vol. 19, No. 1, 158-185
dc.identifierdoi:10.1214/08-AAP537
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/222301
dc.subjectProbability
dc.subjectStatistics Theory
dc.subject60F05, 60D05, 62H11 (Primary)
dc.titleGaussian limits for generalized spacings
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